Grappa Sour

Name: Grappa Sour
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Grappa; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.75 oz Simple Syrup; 1 Egg White; Angostura bitters (garnish, optional)

Classic

Grappa, lemon, and egg white, grapey and bright.

TartRefreshingCitrusy

4 minEasyBalanced

Grapey, fiery grappa tamed by tart lemon under a silky foam. Bright, aromatic, and tangy.

Ingredients

2 oz Grappa
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.75 oz Simple Syrup
1 Egg White
Angostura bitters · optional garnish

Method

1
Add everything to a shaker without ice and shake hard for 10 seconds.
2
Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
3
Double strain into a chilled coupe.
4
Dot the foam with a few drops of bitters.

The Story

A bartender's variation on the classic sour that uses grappa, the Italian pomace brandy, as the base. It is a modern recipe rather than a traditional one.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Angostura bitters