Fitzgerald

Dale DeGroff's gin sour puts Angostura bitters in the cocktail rather than just as a garnish, adding a subtle aromatic complexity to the simple gin-lemon-sugar framework. Clean, classic, and more interesting than a standard gin sour — a bartender's riff on the template.

Ingredients

  • 2 ozGin
  • 0.75 ozHoney Syrup
  • 0.75 ozLemon Juice
  • 2 dashAngostura Bitters

Preparation

shaken · coupe · none

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine gin, honey syrup, lemon juice, and bitters in a shaker with ice.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe.

Flavor Profile

citrus
43%
herbal
36%
floral
29%
dilution
29%
sour
19%
spiced
18%