New Yorker
A sour and citrus whiskey cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 18.8% ABV ∙
The New Yorker is a bourbon sour with red wine shaken in, plus lemon juice, sugar syrup and orange juice, finished with an orange twist.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Bourbon 60 mlRed wine 15 mlLemon juice 15 mlSugar syrup 10 mlOrange juice 10 ml
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express an orange twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- Pick a fruity, light-bodied red wine; a heavy, tannic one drowns out the bourbon and citrus.
History
The New Yorker has no documented creator; it appears in modern recipe collections as a bourbon sour with a measure of red wine shaken through it. It sits in the same family as the New York Sour, a whiskey sour topped with a float of red wine that is generally traced to a Chicago bartender in the 1880s. The New Yorker differs mainly in its proportions and in shaking the wine into the drink rather than floating it on top.
FAQ
What is in a New Yorker cocktail?
60 ml bourbon, 15 ml red wine, 15 ml fresh lemon juice, 10 ml sugar syrup and 10 ml fresh orange juice. It comes to about 18.8% ABV.
How do you make a New Yorker cocktail?
Shake the bourbon, red wine, lemon juice, sugar syrup and orange juice hard with ice. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe and express an orange twist over the top before dropping it in. Pick a light, fruity red, since a heavy, tannic wine will bury the bourbon and citrus.
What is a New Yorker cocktail?
A bourbon sour with red wine shaken into it, rather than floated on top as in a New York Sour. The wine gives the drink a fruity, slightly tart edge.
