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Gin Sour recipe
Dry shakenCoupeNo ice14% ABV200 kcal
The Gin Sour is a dry-shaken gin cocktail, made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.
Gin Sour ingredients
| Gin | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Lemon juice | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Simple syrup | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Gin Sour
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with angostura drops.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Angostura drops
Gin Sour: quick answers
- How strong is a Gin Sour?
- About 14% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Gin Sour?
- About 200 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 Gin Sour served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Gin Sour have?
- 4 in total: gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white.
