Rum Sour
A silky, tropical spin on the classic sour template: dark rum, fresh lemon, and a foamy egg white give it a rich, creamy texture.
Ingredients
- 2 oz dark rum
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- 1 egg white
- Angostura bitters, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Dry shake rum, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white without ice to build foam.
- 2Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and dash bitters on the foam to garnish.
Origin & Story
The Sour format — spirit, citrus, sugar — is one of the oldest cocktail templates, and rum is perhaps its most natural home, given the spirit's Caribbean heritage alongside sugarcane and tropical citrus. The egg white variant adds a frothy cap that moderates the acidity and makes every sip feel more substantial, elevating a simple drink into something genuinely elegant.
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