The Singleton Sour recipe: you can easily make this whisky cocktail at home

Looking for a cocktail that is just a little different from a classic Whisky Sour? Then you’ll want to make The Singleton Sour. This cocktail is fresh, smooth, and surprisingly accessible, even if you don’t normally drink whisky very often. Perfect for a dinner party at home, drinks with friends, or order it from your place. favorite cocktail bar during the Diageo World Class Cocktail Festival in Rotterdam.

There are those cocktails that you order once at a cocktail bar and then never make at home again. This The Singleton Sour is the exact opposite. With a few ingredients and a shaker, you can put a cocktail on the table in a few minutes that looks like it came straight off the menu at your favorite bar.

What I personally like about this cocktail? The combination of fresh lemon, a smooth single malt whisky, and a light, airy head. As a result, the cocktail has enough depth for whisky lovers, yet remains accessible at the same time, making it very likely that you will make a second one.

Recipe: how to make The Singleton Sour at home

This cocktail has a fresh taste thanks to the lemon, a creamy head, and enough depth thanks to the single malt whisky. Perfect for a drink or as an after-dinner cocktail.

Ingredients for 1 cocktail

• 50 ml The Singletons 12
• 20 ml fresh lemon juice
• 20 ml sugar syrup (1:1)
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• Protein or cocktail foamer
• Ice cubes

Garnish

• 1 cocktail cherry on a stick

Supplies

• cocktail Shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• Fine sieve
• Rocks glass

Preparation

1. Add the egg white or cocktail foamer to a cocktail shaker.
2. Then pour in the lemon juice, sugar syrup, Angostura bitters, and The Singleton 12.
3. Shake for 10 to 15 seconds without ice. This creates the full foam layer.
4. Then add ice cubes and shake vigorously again for about 10 seconds.
5. Fill a rocks glass with fresh ice.
6. Pour the cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer and a fine sieve into the glass.
7. Garnish with a cocktail cherry on a toothpick.
8. Serve immediately.

Tips to make this cocktail even tastier

• Always use freshly squeezed lemon juice for the best flavor.
• Shake first without ice and then with ice for an extra thick layer of foam.
• Would you prefer not to use a raw egg? Then use a cocktail foamer as an alternative.
• Serve the cocktail in a well-chilled rocks glass.

Let's get everything straight

• Cocktail: The Singleton Sour
• Taste: fresh, soft, slightly creamy and beautifully balanced
• Preparation time: approximately 5 minutes
• Difficulty: easy to medium
• Perfect for: drinks, dinner at home, or a cocktail after dinner.
• Main ingredient: The Singleton 12 Single Malt Whisky
• Glassware: rocks glass

The Singleton Sour

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