Amaretto Stone Sour Recipe
Amaretto di Sarrono, Orange Juice & a splash of Sweet Sour Mix keeps this firmly pegged as a classic among cocktails.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish (optional)
If making fresh sweet & sour mix
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Prepare glass
Select a rocks glass (old fashioned). Fill the glass with ice to chill while you mix the cocktail.
- 2
Combine ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, add 2 fl oz amaretto, 3 fl oz fresh orange juice and 0.5 fl oz sweet & sour mix. Add a generous handful of ice (about 1 cup).
- 3
Shake
Seal the shaker and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is cold and the drink is well chilled and slightly diluted.
- 4
Strain and serve
Discard the ice from the chilled rocks glass. Strain the shaken cocktail into the glass over fresh ice (one large cube or several smaller cubes).
- 5
Garnish
Garnish with an orange wheel on the rim and a maraschino cherry dropped into the glass. Serve immediately.
If making fresh sweet & sour mix
- 6
Combine 1 fl oz fresh lemon juice and 1 fl oz simple syrup in a small container and stir or shake to combine. Use 0.5 fl oz of this mix per cocktail. Store any remainder refrigerated up to 3 days.