American Social Light Recipe

Name: American Social - Bar & Kitchens American Social Light Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon; 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 oz simple syrup (1:1); 0.5 oz Campari; 2 dashes orange bitters; 0.5 oz egg white (optional for texture); 4 cubes ice (for shaking and serving); 1 piece large ice cube or sphere (for serving); 1 piece orange twist; 1 piece optional lemon wheel

Inspired by American Social - Bar & Kitchen

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz bourbon

3/4 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz simple syrup (1:1)

1/2 oz Campari

2 dashes orange bitters

1/2 oz egg white (optional for texture)

4 cubes ice (for shaking and serving)

1 piece large ice cube or sphere (for serving)

Garnish

1 piece orange twist

1 piece optional lemon wheel

Method

Cocktail

Prepare glass

Chill an old-fashioned glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes, or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail. If using an ice cube/sphere, set it aside to chill.

Dry shake (if using egg white)

In a cocktail shaker, combine bourbon, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, Campari, orange bitters, and egg white (if using). Seal the shaker and shake vigorously without ice for 15–20 seconds to emulsify and build foam.

Shake with ice

Open the shaker, add 4 ice cubes, reseal, and shake hard for 10–15 seconds until the shaker is very cold (about 10–15 seconds). This chills and dilutes the cocktail to the right balance.

Double strain

Discard the ice or water from the chilled glass. Strain the cocktail into the chilled old-fashioned glass over a single large ice cube or sphere. Use a fine mesh strainer in addition to the shaker strainer if you used egg white to remove any small ice shards or foam particulates.

Finish and garnish

Express the oils from an orange twist over the surface of the cocktail by holding it skin-side down and giving it a quick pinch, then rub the peel around the glass rim and drop it into the drink. Optionally float a lemon wheel alongside the large ice. Serve immediately.