Cocktail · Cyprus
Cyprus Brandy Sour
Build a Cyprus Brandy Sour with Cypriot brandy, lemon, bitters and soda, using exact oz and ml quantities.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Brandy
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) Cypriot brandy
- 1 oz (30 ml) fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) simple syrup
- 3 oz (90 ml) soda water
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
Garnish
Lemon wheel
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add Cypriot brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup, soda water and aromatic bitters to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with lemon wheel and serve immediately.
The story behind Cyprus Brandy Sour
The Brandy Sour became a Cypriot favorite after being created for King Farouk at a Troodos Mountains hotel. Local brandy, lemon, bitters and soda produce a dry, cooling national classic.