Amaretto Sour

A nice twist on the standard Whiskey Sour, the Amaretto Sour adds more flavour and interest to a classic.

Of course Amaretto and Whiskey Sours aren't the only sour style cocktails out there, but they're probably two of the most popular. If you always lean towards a Whiskey Sour though, it's worth changing things up for a different flavour profile.

Otherwise, just make a few of these if you want to try something new.

Total Time 5

Ingredients

45 mL Amaretto
30 mL Bourbon
20 mL Lemon Juice
1 tsp Simple Syrup*
Egg White
Garnish with lemo twist and/or cherries

Instructions

Add Amaretto, Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and Egg White to a cocktail shaker without ice and dry shake. Be careful as dry shaking doesn't give you as good a seal on the shaker. You're dry shaking so that you can froth the Egg White up a little bit.
Shake again with plenty of ice to get things cold.
Strain into a Rocks glass either with fresh ice or neat.
Add garnish, drink.

Notes

*Simple Syrup is simple to make at home. Find our Simple Syrup recipe.

Don't discount the Bourbon in this cocktail recipe. It may not seem like a Bourbon forward cocktail, but you don't want to ruin a perfectly good drink with bad Bourbon.

With that being said, Amaretto has a sweet and nutty taste to it. This combines well with the Bourbon and offsets the sour aspect of this cocktail. This is all the more reason to be using a good Bourbon! You want the flavours intermingling with each other.

Have fun with this cocktail and enjoy it.

Our Review of the Amaretto Sour

I like a Whiskey Sour, but does that mean I’ll like an Amaretto Sour as well? I don’t think that just because someone enjoys a Whiskey Sour means they’ll automatically be a fan of the variations on the theme.

To me, the beauty of a Whiskey Sour is that it’s mostly tart (it’s in the name), with only a bit of sweetness to stop the cocktail from being too intense. Add amaretto to the mix, and obviously the cocktail is going to be a whole lot sweeter. And that’s what you get with an Amaretto Sour. Yes, the Amaretto Sour still has plenty of sourness to it, but amaretto is a sweet and nutty liqueur that of course alters the flavour profile of the classic sour quite a bit.

So the big question is, does the amaretto add more to the standard cocktail recipe or does it take something away? Well, in my opinion, I think the amaretto adds something, meaning I quite like the Amaretto Sour. BUt that’s also to say that I think there’s a time and a place for a standard Whiskey Sour and an Amaretto Sour.

Both cocktails work well for dessert, but the Amaretto Sour works better because it’s a lot sweeter. The Whiskey Sour, on the other hand, does well for dessert or as a cocktail to have any time. Start the night on Whiskey Sours, end the night on Amaretto Sours.

I like the Amaretto Sour as a great way to expand the general sour menu. I highly recommend it!

8/10

Review by Bobby

More Whiskey or more Amaretto? Take a look at a few more recipes!

Whether you’re interested in an Amaretto Sour because of the Bourbon or the Amaretto, we have plenty more cocktail recipes for you to check out:

All Amaretto cocktail recipes: Amaretto is relatively common in cocktail recipes. It’s not the most popular ingredient, but it’s used plenty. Take a look!

All Bourbon cocktail recipes: Bourbon is a little more popular as a cocktail ingredient. Take a look at our recipes that contain Bourbon.

All Whiskey cocktail recipes: or just go with Whiskey! There are a ton of cocktail recipes with Whiskey as the base. Have fun.

Top 10 Whiskey cocktail recipes: if you want us to narrow things down for you, take a list of our favourite ten cocktail recipes that use Whiskey.