Whisky · Shake · Rocks · 5 min
Scotch Sour
A Whisky Sour made with blended Scotch, which makes it lighter and drier than the bourbon version, with a little malt and smoke. The egg white is optional; it gives the drink its foam.
What's in it
- 60ml (2 oz) Blended Scotch whisky
- 25ml (¾ oz) Lemon juice
- 15ml (½ oz) Sugar syrup
- 1 Egg white optional
- 2 dashes Aromatic bitters optional
How to make it
- Put the Scotch, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a shaker.
- If using egg white, add it and dry shake hard for fifteen seconds.
- Add ice and shake until the tin frosts.
- Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Dash the bitters over the top.
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What cocktail can I make?Where it came from
No one is on record as inventing the Scotch version; it is the old sour template made with blended Scotch. That template goes back a long way: a ‘Sour’ appears on a handwritten list of drinks at a Toronto saloon in 1856.
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