Thankfully, I can tell you in advance that the Fireman's Sour recipe works. There's enough of a punch in the other ingredients to quell any offensive qualities that the powdered sugar might otherwise provide.
The Fireman's Sour is especially good on a night like tonight. I play softball on Wednesdays, and the weather this evening was ideal. With a nice warm 80 degrees outside and 2 wins in the bag, a refreshing drink is in order.
If the name didn't give it away, the Fireman's Sour is a member of the Sour family of drinks. No doubt you've heard of whiskey sours, or amaretto sours. At one time, I drank both, but I always found them to be too sweet, even at a younger age. It's worth noting though, that the bars I went to served sour mix out of a bottle. In other words, there was little nuance (or quality) to whatever I was drinking. It was more of a "let's hit you over the head with sugar" type of whiskey sour. I think far too many bars, probably well over 75%, use bottled sour mix in the place of fresher ingredients.
Sour cocktails have been defined as any drink that includes a base liquor, lime or lemon juice, and a sweetner. That's a rather loose definition, as numerous cocktails include lime or lemon juice, but bear no discernable relationship to something like a whiskey sour or even this Fireman's Sour. Among the drinks listed on the Sour cocktail family Wikipedia entry include Amateur Mixologist alumni, like the Daiquiri, the Kamikaze, and my personal favorite, the Sidecar.
Here is the recipe for the Fireman's Sour:
American Bar, page 95
Fireman's Sour
3/4 ounce lime juice
1 barspoon powdered sugar
dash grenadine
1 oz white rum
1/4 oz dark rum
lime
Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker, strain into a small highball glass over crushed ice, squeeze lime wedge over drink and drop it into the drink.
For the liquid ingredients, I used my trusty old Bacardi, Captain Morgan's, Nellie and Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice, and Rose's Grenadine.
This is one hell of a drink. As mentioned above, the powdered sugar is balanced out by the mix of the different ingredients. It's sweet, but not overpoweringly sweet like the Jack Rose (incidentally, we'll be checking back in with the Jack Rose cocktail in the near future - perhaps a different recipe will change my feelings on the drink).
This may be the ideal summer cocktail, alongside such classics as the margarita. It has a freshly made lemonade flavor that is the perfect balance between sweetness, tartness, and overall drinkability.
I highly recommend trying this drink out. If I had a rating system, which I don't, I'd give this a strong 9 out of 10. Most of you have the main liquors lying around in your cabinets. Fork over the $10 to purchase the remaining items and you'll be well rewarded.
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18 comments:
Yeah, this looks mighty tasty right now. Nice post.
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