Alpine Sour

Name: Alpine Sour
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Orgeat; 20 ml Underberg Bitters; 30 ml Brandy; 1 pinch Nutmeg; 30 ml Lemon Juice

A shaken brandy sour with lemon and orgeat, which gives it a soft almond sweetness. Underberg bitters add a dry herbal bite, and nutmeg finishes it. Created by Damon Boelte.

The Alpine Sour is credited to Damon Boelte of Prime Meats in New York. The Internet Wayback Machine shows it online as early as 2011.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Herbal

Refreshing