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Kumquat Sour

I love kumquats, partly because it’s a fun word, but mainly because of the sweet and sour flavor.  It’s the only citrus I know of that you eat whole – peel, seeds and all!  A few years ago, I bought and planted a kumquat tree and eagerly awaited it’s first…

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New York Sour

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This has become one of my favorite sours.  If we have a bottle of red wine open, it’s the first cocktail I consider.  The egg white makes a velvety mouth feel and the large ice cube in the shaker creates a nice texture.  Use a full bodied, fruity wine such…

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Belle Meade Sour

Belle Meade Sour

I like my whiskey sours 1:1 bourbon and lemon sour.  For the lemon sour, I prefer 2:1 lemon to simple syrup.  I also like the mouth feel of egg white. 1 1/2 oz. Belle Meade Bourbon 1 oz. Fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. Simple syrup 1 large egg white (can…

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Pisco Sour

2 oz. Pisco 3/4 oz. fresh lime juice 3/4 oz. simple syrup 1 egg white Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to shaker and dry shake to emulsify the egg white Add ice to shaker and shake to chill Strain into cocktail glass and top with…

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