Classic Cocktails · Whiskey Cocktails
New York Sour
The red wine layer adds fruit, tannin and a striking two-tone look.
- Base spirit
- Whiskey
- Origin
- Chicago, USA
- Period
- 1880s
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Rye or bourbon whiskey60 ml
- Fresh lemon juice22.5 ml
- Simple syrup22.5 ml
- Egg white (optional)1 piece
- Red wine30 ml
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- Lemon or orange zest and cherry
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Shake whiskey, lemon, syrup and egg white (if used) hard with ice.
- 02
Strain into an old fashioned glass over ice.
- 03
Slowly float the red wine over the back of a bar spoon.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Red berries, vanilla, lemon
- Finish
- Tannic and long
- Character
- Elegant layered sour
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Dating to Chicago in the 1880s, where it was called the Continental Sour, it later took the New York name as it spread east.
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