Boston Sour
ClassicA Whiskey Sour with egg white for a silky, foamy top.
Before DinnerClassicTartCitrusy
4 minMediumBalanced
Tart lemon and vanilla-sweet bourbon, with a velvety texture and a soft, pillowy foam. Smoother and rounder than a plain Whiskey Sour.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
- Maraschino cherry · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white to a shaker WITHOUT ice and dry-shake hard for 10 seconds.
- 2
Add ice and shake again until well-chilled.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
The Story
The Boston Sour is the Whiskey Sour with egg white added, a style that was once simply how a good sour was made. The white gives the drink a creamy body and a pale foam cap without adding any flavor of its own.
Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Maraschino cherry