The Finest Sour
The Finest Sour by Benjamin Sullivan
Let’s raise a glass to this finest hour with something delicious, a spiced baked apple soaked lemon sour that is as good as it sounds. The cocktail was created by North Carolina farm to table chef Benjamin Sullivan for his Charlotte restaurant The Stanley. Time and circumstance have since seen the closing of the restaurant earlier this year, but the cocktail lives on.
cocktail hour
If you’ve got some extra champagne lying about, and who knows, you just might on this particular day of the year, I’d advise you to top up your finest sour cocktail with some and make it even more indulgent. I’d also advise you to say “finest sour” as one word quickly, to fulfill the spirit of this spirited toast. Here’s to another year gone by. I wish you all the best in health and happiness. Cheers!
It’s time to enjoy this pair
The Finest Sour by Benjamin Sullivan
¾ oz Calvados
½ oz aged rum
1 oz apple cider reduction
½ lemon
egg white
Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a favorite glass. Garnish with star anise or dehydrated apple slice.
*apple cider reduction: cook down cider by half volume to make a more concentrated syrup