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Shamrock Sour recipe
Also known as St Patricks Day
Dry shakenRocks glassCubed ice14% ABV180 kcal
The Shamrock Sour is a dry-shaken whiskey cocktail, made with Irish whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup and more, served in a rocks glass over ice. It is citrusy.
A green-tinged Irish whiskey sour for St Patrick’s Day, with a hint of crème de menthe.
Shamrock Sour ingredients
| Irish whiskey | 50 ml (1¾ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 25 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Green crème de menthe | 5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Shamrock Sour
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a mint leaf.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Mint leaf
Shamrock Sour: quick answers
- How strong is a Shamrock Sour?
- About 14% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 17 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Shamrock 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 Shamrock Sour served in?
- A rocks glass, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Shamrock Sour have?
- 5 in total: Irish whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, green crème de menthe and egg white.
