New York Sour Mocktail Recipes

NEW YORK SOUR MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour 150ml boiling water over the tea leaves, stir, then strain straight away. You want a strong, but not stewed tea. Mix in the vanilla extract and leave to cool.
• Pour the lemon juice, maple syrup and 50ml of the tea into a cocktail shaker. Stir the egg white with a fork to loosen it, then add 1 tbsp to the shaker. Shake well until the mixture is frothy. Add a good handful of ice and shake again.
• Double strain into a glass filled with ice. Top up the pomegranate juice with water to make 20ml, then slowly pour into the glass. Let it settle for a moment - the juice will float just underneath the egg white foam.

NEW YORK SOUR

Steps:

• Add the whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white (optional) into a shaker with ice and shake hard until well-chilled.
• Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
• Slowly pour the red wine over the back of a bar spoon so that the wine floats on top of the drink.

CELERY SOUR MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Prepare the celery simple syrup: In a small saucepan, combine sugar, allspice, peppercorns and salt (if using) with 1 cup water. Heat over low, stirring frequently, just until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the celery leaves (and parsley leaves, if using). Set aside to steep at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the solids. (You should have about 1½ cups syrup.) Keep it in the refrigerator, tightly covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 weeks.
• Prepare the chamomile tea base: In a tea kettle or small saucepan over high heat, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the tea and lemon peels. Allow to steep for 10 minutes, then remove the tea bags and peels or, if using loose-leaf tea, strain through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside to cool completely. Keep it chilled in the refrigerator, tightly covered in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.
• Prepare the cocktail: In a shaker, add lime, celery pieces and the simple syrup. Muddle to smash and release the lime's juices. Add the chilled chamomile tea and ice. Cover and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora or coupe glass.

NEW YORK SOUR SHOT

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the bourbon or rye with lemon juice, simple syrup and bitters. Cover and shake until very cold, then strain into 8 small glasses.
• Working shot by shot, gently pour 1/4 ounce wine (1 1/2 teaspoons) over the back of a small spoon held just above each drink's surface so the wine floats on top.

NEW YORK SOUR

Steps:

• Pour the whiskey, lemon juice, maple syrup and bitters into a cocktail shaker. Stir the egg white with a fork to loosen it, then add it to the shaker. Shake really well to froth up the egg white. Add a good handful of ice and shake again.
• Once the outside of the shaker is really cold, double strain into a glass filled with ice.
• Slowly pour the red wine on top and leave to settle for a few moments - the wine will rise to just under the frothy egg white.