The New York Sour combines many of our favorite things in cocktailing. We have been captivated by cocktails that have foam such as the Clover Club and also by cocktails that involve a liquor float of some kind such as the Dark N’ Stormy. Naturally then, we fell in love with the New York sour as one variation of this cocktail features both of these.
We decided to try two different variations of this cocktail. One version served on the rocks without egg white and one version served ‘up’ with egg white. Whichever version that you end up preferring, we think that you cannot go wrong with the New York Sour.
Additionally, if you are looking for a cocktail to impress at your next cocktail happy hour via Zoom or within your bubble, this one is sure to do that but also remain relatively easy to create.
The New York Sour is essentially a whiskey sour; however, with one key addition. That is, the New York Sour includes a red wine float on top of it.
Served On The Rocks:
Ingredients
- 2 Ounces Bourbon
- ¾ Ounce Lemon Juice
- ¾ Ounce Simple Syrup
- ¼ Ounce Red Wine Float
Instructions
- Add the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white into a shaker WITH ice and dry shake hard until well-chilled.
- Strain into an Old Fashioned glass over fresh ice.
- Pour the red wine slowly over the back of a bar spoon so that the wine floats on top of the cocktail
Served 'UP' with foam:
Ingredients
- 2 Ounces Bourbon
- ¾ Ounce Lemon Juice
- ¾ Ounce Simple Syrup
- ¼ Ounce Red Wine Float
- 1 Egg White
Instructions
- Add the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white into a shaker without ice and dry shake hard until well-chilled.
- Then add ice into the shaker and shake again with all ingredients. Shake hard until well chilled.
- Strain ‘UP’ into a cocktail glass such as one of our Nick and Nora glasses or any coupe that you might have on hand.
- Finally, pour the red wine slowly over the back of a bar spoon so that the wine floats on top of the cocktail.
