Mango Sunburst Sour cocktail

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Mango Sunburst Sour

  • Medium
  • citrus

A citrus, medium-strength cocktail, shaken over ice, served in a martini glass.

Serve in: martini glass

Ingredients

  • 1 ozvodka
  • 1.5 ozAperol
  • 0.5 ozlemon juice
  • 2 ozMango chunks
  • 1lemon sliceoptional
  • 1egg whiteoptional
  • iceoptional

How to Make a Mango Sunburst Sour

Instructions

  1. Place the mango chunks into a food processor and process these until they form a smooth puree.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine the freshly made mango puree, Aperol, vodka, and lemon juice. If you choose to use egg white, add it in this step.
  3. Shake the mixture in the shaker vigorously for 45 seconds.
  4. Now, add ice into the shaker and shake the mixture for another 30 seconds.
  5. Finally, strain the concoction into a martini glass.

Garnish

Decorate with edible flowers.

Tips & substitutions

  • No vodka? Try gin.
  • No lemon juice? Try lime juice.

The glass

Serve this one in a martini glass. A martini glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The term martini glass is often used interchangeably with cocktail glass, despite their differing slightly.

Did you know

This cocktail is a refreshing twist on the classic sour, a celebration of summer in a glass, a concoction designed to whisk you away to sunny afternoons by the shimmering pool or relaxed gatherings where laughter fills the air.