Tia Maria Sour
A silky coffee liqueur sour balanced with fresh lemon juice and a touch of sweetness.
Base
other
Glassware
Coupe
Flavor Profile
sweetsour
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tia Maria
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- 0.5 oz egg white
- Angostura bitters, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Dry shake all ingredients without ice.
- 2Add ice and shake again until frothy and well chilled.
- 3Strain into a rocks glass over ice and finish with a few dashes of bitters.
Origin & Story
Jamaica, mid-20th century
Built around Tia Maria, a Jamaican coffee liqueur created in the 1940s from a family recipe rescued during WWII, this sour showcases the liqueur's rum-and-coffee character against citrus.
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