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Barrel Aged Williams Sour
by MyBeverageGuide
Recipe & Ingredients
- 40 ml: (poire williams)
- 20 ml: Graham’s Blend Nº5 White Port (white port)
- 30 ml: Lemon Juice Fresh (citrus juice)
- 20 ml: Simple Syrup (sugar syrup)
- 30 ml: Egg White Pasteurized (egg white)
Preparation
ice cubes for the serving glass
Technique
Garnish
- 1x lemon twist, Press the oils out of the lemon peel by squeezing the zest over the serving glass. Drop the garnish into the drink.
Drink Description
Mixing Instructions
Detailed Recipe Instructions
Mixing Tips
General
- Start with the cheapest ingredients (the syrup) first.
- Add the egg white always, at least, into your shaker. Otherwise, it might curdle too quickly and will not give the frothy foam by the end.
Glassware
- A chilled glass keeps your drink longer and more enjoyable. Your used ice will melt slower, and the taste will stay longer.
Alcoholic Ingredients
- It's good to check if the used Port Wine is in good condition. If it is a White Port, make sure to keep it refrigerated. It will stay longer fresh.
Mise en Place
ice cubes for shaking
ice cubes for the serving glass
Spindle Mixer
Jigger
Tin Tin Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer
1x lemon twist
Editor Recipe Notes
The Barrel Aged Williams Sour is an extraordinary drink. And it’s like the German way of making sour cocktails with fruit brandy.
We used the pear brandy from our small ex “Buffalo Trace Bourbon” barrels. It might be too powerful and overwhelming if we had added 60ml instead of 40ml pear brandy. We stored the pear brandy for about three months, and it was enough time to get some of the woody flavor and some color into the brandy. We also used some White Port because it makes the drink a little crisper.
If you want to use fruit brandy in a Sour cocktail, we recommend giving it some rest in a barrel. It will remove some of the fruity flavors and give it more depth through the wood.
Essential Infos
Barrel Aged Williams Sour
Style:
Sour
Bar Technique:
dry spindle mixing
wet shake
poire williams
white port
citrus juice
sugar syrup
egg white
Garnish:
lemon twist
Color:
creamy white
Flavour and Texture
pear
citrus
sandalwood
pear
citrus
clean
lively
powerful