
Brandy Sour
Brandy shaken with fresh lemon and powdered sugar, dressed with a lemon slice and cherry. The sour template with a warm, grapey backbone.
20.5% ABVStrongCocktails
Easy
Difficulty
4 min
Time
180 Cal
Calories
1
Serving
Flavor profile
Brandy
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Lemon(optional)· not in your barJuice of 1/2
- Powdered Sugar· not in your bar1/2 tsp
Or swap: Simple Syrup — dissolves instantly, Sugar — stir well to dissolve
- Lemon(optional)· not in your bar1/2 slice
- Cherry(optional)· not in your bar1
- Brandy· not in your bar2 oz
Or swap: Apple Brandy — adds orchard fruit, Cognac — smoother, more refined
Instructions
Shake brandy, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass.
Decorate with the lemon slice.
Top with the cherry, and serve.
Pairs well with
Bright lemon over warm brandy welcomes crisp pastry and salty cheese:
- Cheese straws
- Lemon curd tartlets
- Salted almonds
- Puff pastry twists




