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Matcha Sour recipe
Also known as Matcha Gin Sour
Dry shakenCoupeNo ice13% ABV170 kcal
The Matcha Sour is a dry-shaken gin cocktail, made with gin, matcha, lemon juice and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.
A Gin Sour with matcha whisked in: grassy, bright and silky.
Matcha Sour ingredients
| Gin | 50 ml (1¾ oz) |
| Matcha | 1 teaspoon |
| Lemon juice | 25 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Matcha 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 a matcha dusting.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Matcha dusting
Matcha Sour: quick answers
- How strong is a Matcha Sour?
- About 13% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 16 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Matcha Sour?
- About 170 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 Matcha Sour served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Matcha Sour have?
- 5 in total: gin, matcha, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white.
