This Blood Orange Whiskey Sour is a twist on the classic Whiskey Sour cocktail. We're making use of winter's blood oranges which gives it a nice pink color, the egg white gives it a creamy texture, and for the garnish we added a smoked rosemary for an herby essence and a festive look.
For other cocktails, check out this Apple Cider Margarita, Spicy Mango Margarita, or Blueberry Basil Gin Cocktail.
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Cocktail Ingredients
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- Blood Orange: If you can't find blood oranges, you can substitute for navel or Cara Cara oranges.
- Lemon: The lemon juice will give that acidity to the whisky sour.
- Maple syrup: I like using maple syrup, but you can also use honey
- Egg whites: Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Shaking the eggs whites in the shaker with the ice and the other ingredients will transform it into froth. If you're not into egg whites in your cocktail, you can remove this and it would still taste delicious.
- Whiskey: The type of whiskey is up to you. I'd imagine you won't want to use your most expensive bottle.
- Rosemary: this is an optional ingredient to add for garnish. I like to light up some of the leaves of rosemary with a match or lighter to bring out the smoky rosemary aroma to the cocktail.
*See full list of ingredients and quantities in the recipe card.
How to Make a Blood Orange Whiskey Sour
- Add the blood orange juice, lemon juice, maple syrup, whiskey, egg whites, and ice cubes in a shaker.
2. Shake for about 20 seconds until the shaker is frosted.
3. Pour the strained cocktail into glasses.
4. To add the rosemary garnish, carefully light up the rosemary sprig with a match or a lighter until it's smoking. Then use as garnish for the cocktail.
Can you make this cocktail in advance?
If you want to make this cocktail in advance, best to keep the cocktail mix and the egg whites separate until it's ready to serve.
You can add all blood orange juice, lemon juice, maple syrup, and whiskey in a container and the egg whites in another and keep in the refrigerator. When you're ready, add the cocktail mix and egg white with ice in a shaker and shake for 20 seconds until the shaker is frosted.
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Blood Orange Whiskey Sour
Equipment
- 1 jigger
- 4 cocktail glasses
- lighter
Ingredients
- 2 oz blood orange juice freshly squeezed
- 2 oz lemon juice
- 1.5 oz maple syrup
- 2 egg whites
- handful of ice
- 4 rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- Add the blood orange juice, lemon juice, maple syrup, whiskey, egg whites, and ice cubes in a shaker.
- Shake for about 20 seconds until the shaker is frosted.
- Pour the strained cocktail into glasses.
- To add the rosemary garnish, carefully light up the rosemary sprig with a match or a lighter until it's smoking. Then use as garnish for the cocktail.
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