This amaretto sour recipe is amaretto shaken with lemon and a little syrup. It is not a whiskey sour or a limoncello drink.
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Amaretto Sour
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
Amaretto Sour. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces (60ml) amaretto
- 1 ounce (30ml) lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) egg white, optional
- ice
- cherry
Instructions
- Shake amaretto, lemon, syrup, and egg white without ice for 10 seconds if you are using the white.
- Add ice and shake again until cold.
- Strain over ice and add the cherry.
Notes
Lemon keeps it from being only sweet. Do not skip it.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Egg white
Optional. It makes a foam. Skip it if you do not want one.
Syrup
Half an ounce. The liqueur is already sweet.
Ice
A short glass.
Lemon
Fresh juice.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
No egg?
Shake once with ice. The drink is clear.
Bourbon split?
An ounce of bourbon and an ounce of amaretto is a stiffer pour.
Glass
Rocks.
Batch
Shake to order so the foam holds.
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