Amaretto Sour with Foam & Cherry
A silky amaretto sour with a foamy top and citrus-cherry finish, shaken cold and served on the rocks. Takes 5 minutes, no equipment beyond a cocktail shaker.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Calories
- 164
- Protein
- 2g
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Ingredients
- 1.5 oz amaretto liqueur
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz simple syrup
- 1 large egg white
- 1 cup ice
- 1 whole maraschino cherry with stem (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Add amaretto, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white, and a handful of ice to a cocktail shaker.
- 2
Shake hard for 12 seconds until foamy and the shaker feels ice-cold on your hands.
- 3
Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
- 4
Spoon the foam from the shaker onto top of the drink.
- 5
Garnish with a maraschino cherry and serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- cocktail shaker (Boston-style or comparable)
- rocks glass
- jigger or shot glass for measuring
- bar spoon or regular spoon
- strainer (Hawthorne or tea strainer)
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