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Ouzo Sour

Ouzo Sour

Classic

Ouzo, lemon, and egg white, aromatic and silky.

TartHerbalCitrusy
4 minEasyBalanced

Licorice-like anise and tart lemon under a silky foam. Bold, aromatic, and cooling.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Anise Liqueur Ouzo
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 0.75 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1 Egg White
  • Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add everything to a shaker without ice and shake hard for 10 seconds.

  2. 2

    Add ice and shake again until well chilled.

  3. 3

    Double strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4

    Express a lemon twist over the foam and drop it in.

The Story

A bartender's variation on the classic sour that uses ouzo, Greece's anise-flavored spirit, as the base. It is a modern recipe rather than a traditional one.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Lemon twist