Morgenthaler Amaretto Sour

Ok so I was scouring the web reading everything about the Beverage world and I came across a post from +Jeffrey Morgenthaler titled "I Make the Best Amaretto Sour in the World"... naturally I had to check this out.

The essence of the improved Morgenthaler Amaretto Sour is that the traditional recipe is too sweet, and amaretto isn't strong enough on it's own, and therefore it needs cask proof bourbon, in this recipe he uses Bookers bourbon.

Morgenthaler Amaretto Sour
1½ oz amaretto (I love the Lazzaroni amaretto, but DiSaronno works well here, too)
¾ oz cask-proof bourbon (I use Booker’s, from the Jim Beam distillery)
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp. 2:1 simple syrup
½ oz egg white, beaten
"Dry shake ingredients to combine, then shake well with cracked ice. Strain over fresh ice in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with lemon peel and brandied cherries, if desired. Serve and grin like an idiot as your friends freak out".

This cocktail is the real deal. Mix this up and enjoy!

So we actually tested this cocktail and altered it slightly since we are in the deep south and the locals are still nervous about egg whites in their cocktails... We also substituted with +Maker's Mark to see how the cocktail changed, and then let guests sample the 3 (traditional, Makers, Bookers) and the feedback was 1. Bookers  2.Makers 3. Traditional

We followed the above recipe and removed the egg whites and used 1:1 simple syrup and DiSaronno.

Cheers!