Maple Bourbon Sour

by ShakeAndSip
Prep: 5m
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Ingredients
Servings:1
2ozbourbon
3/4ozlemon juice
3/4ozmaple syrup
3Angostura bitters
1egg white
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Load the shaker

    Add the bourbon, freshly squeezed lemon juice, maple syrup, and 3 dashes of Angostura bitters to a cocktail shaker. If you want that classic silky foam on top, crack in one egg white too. Skip it if you'd rather keep things simple.

  1. 2

    Dry shake, then shake with ice

    If you added the egg white, shake hard with no ice for about 20 seconds first. This whips up the foam. Then add a handful of ice and shake another 20 seconds until the shaker is frosty. No egg white? Just shake once with ice until cold, about 15 seconds.

  2. 3

    Strain and garnish

    Strain into a rocks glass. If you foamed it with egg white, serve it neat so the foam sits pretty on top. If you skipped the foam, pour it over one big ice cube. Garnish with a thin lemon slice and a couple extra drops of bitters right on top of the foam.

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Maple Bourbon Sour

Created by: ShakeAndSip

Prep Time: 5m
0
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz maple syrup
  • 3 Angostura bitters
  • 1 egg white

Instructions

  1. Load the shakerAdd the bourbon, freshly squeezed lemon juice, maple syrup, and 3 dashes of Angostura bitters to a cocktail shaker. If you want that classic silky foam on top, crack in one egg white too. Skip it if you'd rather keep things simple.
  2. Dry shake, then shake with iceIf you added the egg white, shake hard with no ice for about 20 seconds first. This whips up the foam. Then add a handful of ice and shake another 20 seconds until the shaker is frosty. No egg white? Just shake once with ice until cold, about 15 seconds.
  3. Strain and garnishStrain into a rocks glass. If you foamed it with egg white, serve it neat so the foam sits pretty on top. If you skipped the foam, pour it over one big ice cube. Garnish with a thin lemon slice and a couple extra drops of bitters right on top of the foam.

Notes & Tips

This is the whiskey sour's cozy fall cousin. Swapping simple syrup for real maple syrup gives it a warm, mapley backbone while the lemon keeps it bright, so it never tips into cloying. Ratio to memorize: 2 : 0.75 : 0.75 (bourbon : lemon : maple). Nail that and you can scale it up for a whole porch full of people. The egg white is optional but worth it once, just to see that glossy foam. Mocktail swap: skip the bourbon and use 2 oz of strong brewed black tea, cooled, plus an extra splash of maple. The tea gives you that tannic backbone so it still drinks like a real sour, not just lemonade.