LA Sour

5 from 4 votes

As a resident of the City of Angels, I take issue with the fact that few cocktails are named after this city! Enter my twist on the popular New York sour recipe: the LA Sour. Fellow Angelenos, this one’s for you! Made with dry gin, bittersweet Amaro Nonino, bright tangerine juice, sweet honey, and a tannic red wine float, this gorgeously layered and elegantly complex cocktail tastes like a sip of old Hollywood, replete with glamor and grandeur.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cocktail

Calories: 225kcal

Author: Emily Laurae

Equipment

Ingredients

½ oz Amaro Nonino
1 oz tangerine juice
½ oz honey syrup equal parts hot water and honey
2 oz Gin
Touch of Red Wine I used pinot noir
Piece of honeycomb optional garnish

Instructions

Add amaro nonino, tangerine juice, honey syrup and gin into a shaker and shake for 30 seconds until chilled and frothy.
½ oz Amaro Nonino, 1 oz tangerine juice, ½ oz honey syrup, 2 oz Gin
Strain into your serving glass with ice.
To allow your wine to float at the top of your glass, hold a bar spoon over the cocktail glass and slowly pour the wine on top of the spoon. This allows the liquid to gently fall onto the top of the cocktail rather than sinking to the bottom.
Touch of Red Wine
Add a piece of honeycomb on top if desired as garnish and enjoy!
Piece of honeycomb

Video

Notes

Optional Variations

Add an egg white! Or, instead of using an egg white, swap in a tablespoon of aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas). It’ll fluff up beautifully!

Use a different wine. Any fruity red wine is a great bet, but you can also experiment with a dry rosé or dry white wine if you prefer!
Swap out your acid. Tangerine is on the sweeter end of the citrus spectrum, but you can easily use clementine, pomelo, orange, or even bittersweet grapefruit if you like!

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