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Fireman's Sour

Citrusy · Classic/vintage · Sours (citrus)

3.8 129 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Light white rum
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Grenadine syrup
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)
2 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN back into shaker.
  3. 5 DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  4. 6 FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. 7 EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  2. 8 Garnish with skewered orange slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).

Flavour profile

15.7% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 179 calories

History

A cocktail from the early 20th century, made without egg white and served straight-up. This contemporary rendition, with egg white (or alternative) and over ice, is rather better.

The Fireman's Sour makes its initial recorded appearance in the 1917 publication, *Recipes for Mixed Drinks* (second edition), authored by Hugo Ensslin. "APPLEJACK SOUR 1drink Applejack Juice of ½ Lime Juice of ½ Lemon 1 dash Grenadine 1 teaspoon Powdered Sugar Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain into a Fifth Avenue glass, decorate with fruit and serve. Fill up with carbonated water if desired." "FIREMAN'S SOUR ½ pony Grenadine ½ teaspoon Powdered Sugar 1 drink Bacardi Rum Juice of 1 Lime Made and served same as Applejack Sour"

Created by Hugo R. Esslinn