Gin Sour
- Medium
- sour
A sour, medium-strength cocktail, shaken over ice, served in an old fashioned glass.
Serve in: old fashioned glass
Ingredients
- 2 ozgin
- 1 ozlemon juice
- 0.5 ozsimple syrup
- 3 dashangostura bitters
- 0.5 ozegg whiteoptional
- iceoptional
How to Make a Gin Sour
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, pour the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white, if you are using, and bitters.
- When including the egg white, dry shake the cocktail without ice to break up the egg.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds.
- Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
Garnish
Decorate with a slice of lemon.
Tips & substitutions
- No gin? Try vodka, tequila or white rum.
- No lemon juice? Try lime juice.
The glass
Serve this one in an old fashioned glass. The old fashioned glass or rocks glass is a short tumbler used for serving spirits, such as whisky, neat or with ice cubes. It is also normally used to serve certain cocktails, such as the Old Fashioned, from which it receives its name.
Did you know
The Gin Sour is a classic mixed drink consisting of gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. The original gin sour from the 1880s did not include egg, which was reserved for an Egg Sour with brandy.
