DRINK SOUR 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

Create your own sour mix at home following this easy-to-make recipe. You can adjust the flavor by using either all lemon or lime juice or varying the proportions of lemon to lime juice.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Total Time 15 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 3-2/3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 28 calories, FatContent 0 fat (0 saturated fat), CholesterolContent 0 cholesterol, SodiumContent 0 sodium, CarbohydrateContent 7g carbohydrate (7g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 0 protein.