Description
Richly spiced gingerbread whiskey sour with a velvety foam on top. Perfect for holiday parties or relaxing by the Christmas tree.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz (60 ml) bourbon or rye whiskey
- ½ oz (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ oz (7 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
- ¾ oz (22 ml) gingerbread simple syrup
- 1 egg white (optional, for silky texture)
- Aromatic bitters
- Ice cubes
- Garnish: ground cinnamon or nutmeg, small gingersnap, or orange peel twist
Instructions
- Shake the base (dry shake, if using egg white). Measure the whiskey, lemon juice, orange juice, gingerbread syrup, and egg white into an empty cocktail shaker; don’t add any ice yet.
- Shake the mixture vigorously, without any ice, for about 15 – 30 seconds.
- Add ice and shake again. Remove the lid and add ice to the cocktail shaker. Replace the lid and shake for 15 – 30 more seconds.
- Strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe glass.
- Add 2–3 drops or a small dash of bitters on top of the foam just before serving.
- Garnish with a light dusting of cinnamon or nutmeg, a small gingersnap, or an orange twist.
Notes
- Use freshly squeezed juices for the best flavor.
- Adjust the sweetness by adding more or less gingerbread syrup.
- Experiment with different garnishes to enhance presentation.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg