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Authentic whiskey sour. Here's how to do it.
2 oz whiskey (rye whiskey preferred)
juice from 1 fresh lemon
1 oz simply syrup
1 egg white
Orange bitters optional
Shaker needed.
Sprinkle 1 heaping teaspoon of sugar or simple syrup over the ice in shaker (you can use more or less of this to taste, if you like things a little more sour start with one flat teaspoon and work from there).
Pour the lemon/whiskey mix over the ice.
Crack an egg and add just the egg white on top of the ice. If you’ve never done this before just “juggle” the yolk from one half of the shell to the other, letting the white slide out into the shaker.
Put just 2 drops (not dashes) of Orange bitters into the mix. You’re not trying to flavor the drink orange, this is just to help round out drink for a complete full-bodied flavor.
Put the lid on the shaker and shake the living **** out of your mix. You’ll want to shake harder and longer than you have ever shook any martini. The reason for this is to beat up the egg white, which will give the drink a perfect frothy meringue like head, and a distinct every-so-slippery texture.
Strain out the mix back into the glass, and enjoy.
PS. Since the mixture is frothy from all the shaking it can take a little while to strain the whole contents of the shaker into the glass. Just jiggle and be patient.
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