Amaretto Sour (Basic)
Two ingredients and nowhere to hide. Without the bourbon the almond comes forward, and the lemon has to carry the whole balance on its own.
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.Build
| Amaretto | 2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
| Fresh lemon juice | 1 oz30 ml½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml |
| Lemon slice | garnish |
Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.
Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
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Method
- Shake the amaretto and the lemon juice hard with ice.
- Pour it unstrained into a rocks glass.
- Lay a slice of lemon across the top.
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- Amaretto Sourthe one this riffs on
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