Tonka Sour

Citrusy, Crisp, Light

The Tonka Sour combines everything that fits for a dessert. Tonka meets vanilla and lemon. The sour straberry dust let it taste like a piece of cake.

  • StrengthMedium
  • GlassTumbler
  • Serves1
  • AllergensEggs and Derived ProductsNot every ingredient is specified yet, so this may be incomplete.
  • AdditivesNot specified
  • Recipe sourceI got the idea from somewhere
  • OriginOther source
  • CreditHygge Bar, Hamburg
Tonka Sour

What you'll need

Ingredients and production

  • 40 mlTonka Gin
  • 10 mlGiffard Vanille de Madagascar
  • 3 dropsMs. Better's Bitters Orange Tree Bitters
  • 30 mlLemon Juice (Fresh)
  • 20 mlSimple Syrup 1:1 (Homemade)
  • 30 mlEgg White (Pasteurized)

Quick version:Combine all ingredients in the shaker tin or spindle mixer tin. Dry blend the ingredients in the blender for about 10 seconds. If you want to dry shake instead, do it for roughly 20 seconds. Add ice cubes. Strain into the prepared old-fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Add your garnish.

Method

Step by step

  1. Prepare your Mise en Place.
  2. Prepare your bottle setup.
  3. Chill the serving glass with either crushed ice or ice cubes. Or place it in a fridge or freezer.
  4. Prepare your garnish.
  5. Add all the ingredients (except the egg white!) into the taller part of the Tin-in-Tin shaker.
  6. Add the egg white into the mixer tin.
  7. Set the speed of the spindle mixer to the lowest setting. Otherwise it might spill over very quick!
  8. Dry blend the ingredients in the blender for about 10 seconds. If you want to dry shake instead, do it for roughly 20 seconds.
  9. Add ice cubes into the shaker.
  10. Shake for about 10 seconds.
  11. Take the chilled glass out of the fridge/freezer. If you used ice to chill the serving glass, remove everything from the glass.
  12. Add around 5 to 6 ice cubes into the serving glass.
  13. Strain into the serving glass.
  14. Add your garnish.
  15. Clean up your working station.

Serving and equipment

Before you pour

  • EquipmentCocktail Shaker, Jigger, Spindle Mixer, Strainer
  • TechniqueGarnish, Shake, Spindle Mixing, Strain
  • Ice for mixingIce Cubes
  • Ice in the glassIce Cubes
  • GarnishStrawberry Dust
  • Serving occasionAfter-Dinner Delights, Date Night, Wedding
  • Variation ofSour

Spirngle some dust over the edge of the drink.

Mixing tips

From the bar

  • Blending

    Dry blend the egg white with a blender/spindle mixer for a better structure before shaking with ice.

Beverage attributes

About the drink

  • ColourLight Peach
  • Main Flavour ProfileStrawberry, Tonka Bean, Vanilla
  • TextureClean, Crisp, Elegant

Beverage profile

How it drinks

  • FruitinessFruitiness intensity: 3 out of 5
  • Alcoholic StrengthAlcoholic Strength intensity: 4 out of 5
  • BitternessBitterness intensity: 2 out of 5
  • FinishFinish intensity: 5 out of 5
  • SweetnessSweetness intensity: 2 out of 5

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