Amaretto Sour
The classic, liqueur-only sour: sweet almond amaretto sharpened with fresh lemon, with an optional egg white for a soft, foamy top. Familiar, easy and nothing like the bottled-mix version.
- Time
- 4 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Rocks glass
Ingredients
- Amaretto2 oz
- Lemon juice1 oz
- Simple syrup½ oz
- Egg white — 1 egg white, for frothoptional1 oz
Garnish: Cherry (1)
How to make it
- 1
If using egg white, add everything to a shaker without ice and dry shake for 15 seconds.
- 2
Add ice and shake hard again until cold.
- 3
Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Swap it: Use 30 ml aquafaba instead of egg white for a vegan foam. Want it less sweet and stronger? Try the Modern Amaretto Sour, which adds bourbon.
Bar gear
Equipment for this drink
Tools you'll need
- Cocktail shakerChills, mixes and dilutes shaken drinks in about 12 seconds. A two-piece Boston shaker is the bartender standard.
- JiggerA double-sided measure so every drink comes out the same. Look for one marked in ½ and ¼ oz.
- Hawthorne strainerThe spring-edged strainer that holds back ice when you pour from a shaker.
- Fine-mesh strainerCatches ice chips, pulp and herb bits for a silky drink — used for double straining.
- Citrus pressSqueezes fresh lemon and lime fast — fresh juice is the biggest upgrade you can make.
Recommended glassware
- Rocks glassShort and sturdy — for spirit-forward drinks and sours over ice.
No shaker? A clean jar with a tight lid works. Build your home bar →
Recipe source: Published bartender spec (submitted by the Mixistry team). Quantities and basic method are factual. Description and steps are original Mixistry copy. Last updated 2026-10-11.
Contains alcohol. For adults of legal drinking age — please enjoy responsibly.
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