Alexandr's Whiskey Sour (Difford's recipe)

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• Method: shake
• Glass: Old-fashioned glass
• Ice: Ice
• Garnish: Lemon slice & Luxardo Maraschino cherry on stick (sail)
• ABV: 12%

Ingredients

• Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — 1 oz (30 ml)
• Angostura or other aromatic bitters — 3 dash
• Pasteurised egg white — ½ oz (15 ml)
• 'Simple' sugar syrup (1 sugar to 1 water) — 1 oz (30 ml)
• Bourbon whiskey — 1½ oz (45 ml)

How to make it

1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
2. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

A classic cocktail with a sweet and sour taste.

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