The Fig & Brown Sugar Whiskey Sour takes a familiar sour format and gives it a deeper seasonal center. Fig syrup adds dark fruit, brown sugar gives it a molasses-like warmth, and lemon keeps the drink lifted. It is a richer sour, but not a heavy one, which makes it especially useful for fall and winter cocktail menus.
Fig & Brown Sugar Whiskey Sour
A dark-fruited whiskey sour with fig, brown sugar, lemon, and a soft optional foam.
Glass
Rocks glass
Method
Shaken
Serves
1
Profile
Fig, tart, brown sugar
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 oz fig and brown sugar syrup
- 1/4 oz simple syrup, optional
- 1 egg white or 1/2 oz aquafaba, optional
- Dried fig, lemon wheel, or grated nutmeg, for garnish
Suggested Brand
A suggested option for the bourbon base.
Method
- Add whiskey, lemon juice, fig and brown sugar syrup, optional simple syrup, and egg white or aquafaba to a shaker.
- Dry shake without ice for 10 seconds if using egg white or aquafaba.
- Add ice and shake until chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish.
Bar Tools
- Cocktail shaker
- Jigger
- Cocktail strainer
- Citrus press
Whiskey Scene Notes
Rye gives this drink a drier, more structured finish, while bourbon makes it rounder and more dessert-like. If using a very sweet fig syrup, skip the extra simple syrup.
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