Mayan Sour: Spiced Banana Whiskey Sour Cocktail
This subtle, refreshing spiced banana whiskey sour (a "Mayan Sour") is absolutely delicious! It relies on banana-infused bourbon, which is super easy to make and really elevates the flavors in this cocktail. Try this twist on a classic whiskey sour!
Servings: 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of banana-infused bourbon see notes, it's easy!
- 3/4 ounce or a bit more of cinnamon simple syrup
- 3/4 ounce of fresh lemon juice
- Optional: a dash of hummingbird bitters
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- If you're using the egg white (which I STRONGLY recommend), put that in the shaker first and give it a really strong "dry" shake by itself for 15-20 seconds.
- Then add the banana-infused bourbon, lemon juice, cinnamon simple syrup, and bitters (if using) to the egg white in the shaker, and shake for another 15 seconds.
- THEN, add ice to the shaker and give the mixture another shake for 10-15 seconds (to cool it down, mostly, plus a little more emulsifying and getting a really good foam).
- Taste to make sure it's balanced to your personal taste. You can always add a little more of anything to get it there.
- Strain into a coupe glass and garnish as desired...dehydrated citrus slice is nice, a caramelized banana slice would be good, or a few pretty drops of darker bitters.
Notes
- I recommend using a good bourbon and around 90 proof is perfect; I used Woodford Reserve
- See the post for now to make banana-infused bourbon...it's so easy, all you need is a just-ripe (and definitely not headed toward overripe) banana, bourbon, and week to let it steep.