Recipe: Vinn Baijiu Sour
November 28, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
Filed under Recipes
When presented with a new spirit, there’s occasionally a struggle to hit a “right” cocktail for the spirit. But as unusual a spirit as the Vinn Baijiu rice vodka is, something about the nose reminded me of a quebranta pisco, oddly enough. But that was enough to inspired exploring around the Pisco Sour, and with some minor tweaks, I bring you the Baijiu Sour:
Baijiu Sour
1 ½ oz. Vinn Baijiu
½ oz. lime juice
½ oz. grapefruit juice
½ oz. rich (2:1) simple syrup
¼ egg white
3 drops Fee’s Old Fashioned Bitters
Dry shake egg white.
Shake egg whites, and other ingredients sharply with ice.
Strain, but do not double strain, into a rocks glass.
Add 3 drops of Fee’s Old Fashioned Bitters, arranged interestingly
Even though the baijiu is not quite as strong as most piscos, this cocktail benefits by dropping the proof (and the baijiu) a bit to make the nose and flavors blend a bit better. Using more traditional pisco sour proportions, the baijiu would overpower.
