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Industry Sour

Method
Shaken
Glass
Coupe glass
Served
Martini
Strength
About 19% ABV
Family
Sour
Flavour
Bitter, herbal & floral

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Shake all ingredients hard with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
  2. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.

About the Industry Sour

Credited to St. Louis bartender Ted Kilgore, it builds a sour on equal parts Fernet-Branca and Green Chartreuse, two bottles bartenders famously drink themselves.

Missing something?

  • No Fernet-Branca? Use Jägermeister (Similar herbal profile, sweeter)
  • No Green Chartreuse? Use Yellow Chartreuse (Sweeter, milder and lower proof)
  • No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
  • No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
  • No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
  • No Simple Syrup? Use Honey Syrup (Adds honey flavour)

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