2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Sauer (Sour) is a cocktail that is mixed with alcohol, lemon juice, powdered sugar and egg white. Its name comes from English and translates as sour. Because of the lemon, the cocktail really has a slightly sour taste.
Traditionally, the drink is decorated with a slice of orange or cherry cocktails.
Sauer's story
To this day, it is debated who discovered the cocktail Saueras various testimonies have often appeared that show when he was first involved.
According to one of the theses, the cocktail was created by Harry McElhan, who mixed it up in a London club. However, others say that Harry Kradak is the creator of the popular cocktail, as his recipe appeared in a book published in 1930.
Proponents of the theory that McElhan was the first to mix the cocktail, however, say that he created Sauer in 1919.
Archives from 1870 show that the name of the cocktail was mentioned in a newspaper published in the state of Wisconsin in the XIX century. A new version appeared from there, which says that the creator of the whiskey cocktail is Elliott Stubb.
Sauer's preparation
Stir the cocktail for no more than 5 minutes with a shaker. For his most famous recipe you need 50 milliliters of whiskey, the juice of one and a half lemons, 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 egg white.
Together with a few ice cubes, all the ingredients are mixed in a shaker. Then the mixture is poured into a glass with ice and decorated with some fruit.
Although a large amount of lemon juice is used, the drink will not be too sour, because powdered sugar creates the perfect balance.
In most recipes Sauer is made with whiskey, but hard alcohol can be replaced with bourbon, scotch, gin, brandy or rum.
When made with bourbon, the cocktail is sweeter than with whiskey. The necessary ingredients are 50 milliliters of bourbon, 30 milliliters of freshly squeezed lemon juice and 30 milliliters of sugar syrup.
All ingredients are mixed with a shake, then poured into a glass full of ice or as they say in English On the rocks. Garnish with a slice of orange or lemon.
Sauer, which uses scotch tape, is called London Sauer. To prepare it, you will need 30 milliliters of scotch, 10 milliliters of almond syrup, 20 milliliters of orange juice, 20 milliliters of lemon juice and 10 milliliters of sugar syrup.
All ingredients are mixed in a shaker, and finally the drink is decorated with a slice of orange or cocktail cherries.
If you want to use rum for the drink, you need to mix 30 milliliters of alcohol with 100 milliliters of lemon juice. At the end, add 2 ice cubes to the drink and decorate with a slice of lemon or orange.
The gin drink uses 30 milliliters of gin and 100 milliliters of fresh lemon juice. Garnish with a slice of orange or lemon.
For the preparation of Brandy Sauer you will need 50 milliliters of brandy, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon orange juice and 1 teaspoon sugar syrup. The ingredients are mixed and served, garnished with fruit.
The gin cocktail is known as the White Lady and is served in martini glasses, most often decorated with cocktail cherries.
Sauer can also be prepared with Amaretto by mixing 50 grams of sweet liqueur with 30 grams of fresh lemon juice. Finally, decorate with a slice of orange.
The so-called Baha Sauer, in which the cocktail used is tequila. Ingredients needed for 30 milliliters of tequila, 2 teaspoons of sugar syrup, 30 milliliters of lemon juice and half an egg white. All ingredients are mixed in a shaker with a few ice cubes.
The melon is also a favorite of many people Sauer, which is prepared from 50 milliliters of melon liqueur, 25 milliliters of lemon juice, 15 milliliters of sugar syrup and 1 egg white.
After the preparation of each of the mentioned bowls, it is obligatory to strain the liquid before serving it in a glass and decorating it.
Serving Sauer
The most suitable serving glass Sauer bears the name of the cocktail. It is a small glass with a thick stool and the sour taste of the drink can be clearly felt from it.
Sauer is accepted as a typically male drink and is more often ordered and prepared for the stronger sex.
If you are preparing the cocktail for someone and it contains raw protein, you should warn the person who will drink it, as egg white can cause an allergic reaction in people who should not consume it.
Sauer is more often served as a stand-alone drink and there are no specific appetizers to accompany it. However, we can eat nuts - almonds, cashews, peanuts, which are not too salty, small cakes, salads, chocolate, olives, citrus fruits or fruit salad.
