At First Blush Gin Sour
This At First Blush Gin Sour is light, subtly fruity and sweet with a luscious texture, making it a gin and absinthe cocktail that isextremely friendly to everyone.
Ingredients
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon absinthe rinse the amount depends on the size of your glass
- 1/2 teaspoon water
- 1 sugar cube
- 1 and 1/2 ounces gin
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce plum shrub I used Inna Jam’s Santa Rosa Plum Shrub
- 1 egg white*
Instructions
- Put a coupe glass in the freezer for 5 minutes to get it nice and cold.
- Once the glass is chilly, add a 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon absinthe and swirl and roll the glass, getting a nice coating of absinthe all over the surface. Dump any excess and set aside.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the sugar cube and water together until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add the gin, lemon juice, shrub, and egg white. Shake vigorously to emulsify the egg.
- Add the ice and shake vigorously again until the shaker is ice cold and sweating.
- Strain into the prepared glass and enjoy.
Notes
If you are vegan or don't want to consume raw egg, substitute 1 tablepoon aquafaba (the liquid contained in cans of chickpeas) to 1 egg white in the recipe.