New York Sour Royale recipe

Name: New York Sour Royale
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Bourbon; 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.75 oz Simple Syrup; 0.5 oz Sparkling Red Wine

A sparkling New York Sour with a dry red-wine float that adds lift as well as color.

Method: Shake · Glass: Rocks glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Daiquiri Family

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.75 oz Simple Syrup
0.5 oz Sparkling Red Wine (Floated)

How to make a New York Sour Royale

Shake bourbon, lemon and syrup with ice.
Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
Float sparkling red wine slowly over a bar spoon.
Serve at once.

Garnish

Lemon peel and cherry.

Pro tip

Use a lightly sparkling, dry red and float it just before serving so its bubbles stay lively.

History of the New York Sour Royale

The Royale adaptation applies a sparkling-wine finish to the classic wine-floated New York Sour.

Flavour profile

Whiskey, Tart, Bubbly, Berry

Variations

New York Sour — Return to the whiskey sour with a dry red-wine float.
Egg White NY Sour — Add egg white for a silky foam beneath the wine.
Mezcal NY Sour — Use mezcal for roasted-agave smoke beneath the wine float.

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