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Aguardiente Sour cocktail in a coupe, garnished with lime twist

Aguardiente Sour recipe

Dry shakenCoupeNo ice10% ABV

The Aguardiente Sour is a dry-shaken cocktail, made with aguardiente, lime juice, simple syrup and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.

Strength: about 10% ABV in the glass, roughly 11 g of alcohol and about 180 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Colombia’s anise spirit, shaken into a sour.

Aguardiente Sour ingredients

Aguardiente50 ml (1¾ oz)
Lime juice25 ml (¾ oz)
Simple syrup15 ml (½ oz)
Egg white20 ml (¾ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make an Aguardiente Sour

  1. Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
  2. Add ice and shake hard again.
  3. Double strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Garnish with a lime twist.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
None, served up
Garnish
Lime twist
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Aguardiente Sour: quick answers

How strong is a Aguardiente Sour?
About 10% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 11 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Aguardiente Sour?
About 180 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Aguardiente Sour served in?
A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Aguardiente Sour have?
4 in total: aguardiente, lime juice, simple syrup and egg white.

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