Blood Orange Whisky Sour (sometimes simple is best!)

We had a good run of blood oranges available in the markets up here, and now its tapering off, and I found myself with 2 left in the fridge.  What to do?  Turn them into cocktails!

Blood oranges taste so delicious, and have such a gorgeous colour, you don’t want to do too much to muck it up.  I love the pairing of citrus with a bourbon such as Knob Creek, but this would also work equally well with a well rounded Canadian Whisky such as Forty Creek.  You want enough blood orange juice to show off the beautiful colour, but bear in mind that it is a little on the sweeter side, so go easy with the simple syrup.  I opted for only 1/4 ounce, but if you like your cocktails  bit sweeter, up it to 1/2 ounce.

blood orange whisky sour

Blood Orange Whisky Sour

  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • 1 oz. freshly squeezed blood orange juice
  • 0.25 oz. simple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura orange bitters
  • 1/2 egg white (optional)

Shake very hard with ice.  Double strain into an old fashioned glass over fresh ice.  Garnish with a blood orange twist.

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