Yuzu Whiskey Sour
- Medium
- sour
A sour, medium-strength cocktail, shaken over ice, served in an old fashioned glass.
Serve in: old fashioned glass
Ingredients
- 2 ozjapanese whisky
- 1 ozlemon juice
- 1 ozyuzu juice
- 0.5 ozsimple syrup
- 1egg whiteoptional
- 1dehydrated yuzu sliceoptional
- Ice cubesoptional
How to Make a Yuzu Whiskey Sour
Instructions
- Add the whisky, lemon juice, yuzu juice, simple syrup and egg white to a cocktail shaker.
- Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Add large ice cubes and shake again until well-chilled.
- Strain into a chilled old-fashioned glass.
Garnish
Decorate with a dehydrated yuzu slice or orange slice.
Tips & substitutions
- No japanese whisky? Try whisky or scotch.
- No lemon juice? Try lime juice.
- No yuzu juice? Try lemon 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
This recipe is an Asian fusion spin on a traditional American whiskey cocktail. This yuzu whiskey sour balances the flavours of Japanese whisky, yuzu and lemon juice, and simple syrup. It is everything you could possibly want in a cocktail. It is bright, refreshing, and goes down dangerously easily.
