BOURBON AND AMARETTO RECIPES

Jeffrey Morgenthaler, the bar manager of Pépé Le Moko and Clyde Common in Portland, Ore., enjoyed amaretto sours as a young man. As a bartender, he embarked on a project to make a better version of this often-mocked drink, which was typically composed of just amaretto and sour mix. He boosted the alcoholic strength by mixing in nearly a full ounce of overproof bourbon, replaced the sour mix with real lemon juice and added an egg white — a common ingredient in many sour recipes from the past. Given all the alterations, he might have given the cocktail a new name, but decided against that. “There wouldn’t have been any point,” he said. “There’s a big difference between if I took this drink and made it good, and if I invented a new drink with amaretto. The latter wouldn’t have the same gravitas.”

Provided by Robert Simonson

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 215, UnsaturatedFatContent 0 grams, CarbohydrateContent 21 grams, FatContent 0 grams, FiberContent 0 grams, ProteinContent 2 grams, SaturatedFatContent 0 grams, SodiumContent 31 milligrams, SugarContent 19 grams

Sweet 'n' sour - frothy with an almond buzz. An extra couple of dashes of bitters help balance the drink and add an extra burst of flavour.

Total Time 02 minutes0S

Prep Time 02 minutes0S

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 234 calories