Official spec
- Rye whiskey or bourbon60 ml
- Simple syrup22.5 ml
- Lemon juice30 ml
- Egg white a few drops
- Red wineShiraz or Malbec, floated on top15 ml
Method
Shake the whiskey, simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white vigorously with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice and float the red wine on top.
Garnish
Lemon or orange zest with a cherry.
History
According to the most repeated account, it emerged in Chicago in the 1880s and went by other names, such as Continental Sour and Southern Whiskey Sour, before becoming known as the New York Sour. It is a whiskey sour topped with a layer of dry red wine, which splits the glass into two bands of color.
Sources: official IBA spec and Wikipedia.
Flavor
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Pairs with
meat · cheese · barbecue
It has the body to stand up to strongly flavored dishes.
In the Bottle Catalog
Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 · Gentleman Jack · Jack Daniel's Single Barrel · Jim Beam