Amaretto Sour
Sours · Amaretto
- Strength
- 10.7%
- Std. drinks
- 0.97
- Calories
- 182
- Sugar
- 18.9 g
- 2 ozAmaretto60 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- 1 dashAngostura bitters
- ½ ozEgg white15 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Final Ward.
Head to head
Amaretto Sour and Final Ward side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice. Only the Amaretto Sour has amaretto, Angostura bitters and egg white; only the Final Ward has rye whiskey, Green Chartreuse and Maraschino liqueur. In parts, an Amaretto Sour is 2 amaretto and 1 lemon; a Final Ward is 1 whiskey, 1 Chartreuse, 1 Maraschino and 1 lemon. By volume, the Amaretto Sour is 67% liqueur and 33% citrus; the Final Ward is 50% liqueur, 25% spirit and 25% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Final Ward is the stronger drink in the glass (18.9% ABV against 10.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.67 standard drinks against 0.97). The Final Ward has more calories (about 214 against 182), but the Amaretto Sour has more sugar (18.9 g against 11.8 g). Both are shaken; the Amaretto Sour is served in a rocks glass, the Final Ward in a coupe.
Sours · Amaretto
The ratio · 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Final Ward.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Amaretto Sour.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Amaretto Sour vs.
Final Ward vs.