Brandy Sour

Brandy, lemon and a little sugar under a soft foam cap: a gentler take on the sour.

• Brandy60 ml
• Lemon juice30 ml
• Simple syrup20 ml
• Egg white1
• Lemon wheel and cherryto garnish

Dry-shake the brandy, lemon, syrup and egg white, then shake again with ice. Strain over ice into a rocks glass and garnish with a lemon wheel and a cherry.

CREATED

1862

CREATOR

Jerry Thomas

STATE

United States

LOCATION

New York (first printed)

The Brandy Sour is one of the original sours: Jerry Thomas published a recipe in his 1862 Bar-Tender’s Guide alongside gin and rum versions. For a time brandy dominated the sour family before whiskey took over in popularity. Its formula — spirit, citrus, sugar and water from ice — is the template for countless later cocktails.