Egg Whites in Cocktails?!
Blucumber Fizz
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Maker's Mark Bourbon
- 0.25 Cup Cucumber
- 1.5 oz Chamomile
- 0.5 oz Lime Juice
- 2 tsp Egg White
- Soda Water
- Cucumber
- Blueberries
Directions:
Shake Maker's Mark Bourbon, chamomile/blueberry syrup, lime juice and egg whites with ice, then double-strain into a tall glass with ice. Top with soda water and then gently push down and stir twice with a bar spoon. Muddle the cucumber in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients and ice. Shake vigorously and double strain into a tall glass with ice. Garnish with cucumber zig-zags and fresh blueberries.
*Chamomile/blueberry syrup: Boil 16 oz. of water with 4 chamomile tea bags for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags, then add 1 cup of blueberries and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the blueberries, remove pot from heat, add 3/4 cup of sugar and stir until sugar dissolves, then let the syrup cool.
Grapefruit Swoon
Ingredients:
- 2 oz White Rum
- 3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice
- 3/4 oz Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
- Angostura Bitters
- Mint
- Grapefruit
The Common
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Skyy Vodka
- 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz Simple Syrup
- Egg White
- 1 Wheel Orange
- Rinse Sweet Vermouth
- 2-3 dashes Orange Bitters
Directions:
1. Add a small amount of sweet vermouth to a coupe glass, swirl it around to coat the inside of the glass, then discard. This is referred to as a "rinse".
2. Add the vodka, lemon juice, orange wheel, simple syrup and egg white to a cocktail shaker. Shake first without ice, also known as the "dry shake".
3. Add ice and shake again until the cocktail shaker is frosty.
4. Strain into the coupe glass. Garnish with a few drops of orange bitters on the frothy head of the cocktail.
On the Drift
Ingredients:
- 2oz Glenmorangie Scotch Whisky
- .5oz Amaretto Disaronno
- .75oz Lemon Juice
- .25oz Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
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