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Authentic Amaretto Sour

A cocktail made with amaretto, lemon juice, sugar, ice, and garnished with an orange slice.

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Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Authentic Amaretto Sour

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker with cracked ice.

  2. Shake well and strain into sour glass.

  3. Garnish with orange slice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

123Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
31 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together53,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Sugar + orangetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together19,212 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Amaretto
Provides the main almond-flavoured sweetness and aroma of the drink.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that cuts through the sweetness and gives the drink its sour bite.
Sugar
Sweetens and softens the sharpness of the lemon juice.

The step that matters

Shake well and strain into sour glass.. Vigorous shaking with cracked ice chills and dilutes the drink and mixes the lemon juice fully into the liquor. This makes the sour taste smooth and balanced rather than harsh, so the cook should shake thoroughly before straining.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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