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Summery Sour

image of cocktail next to syrup bottle with limes on teal textured background
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Taneka Morris

We love the simplicity and flexibility of sours, the family of cocktails that combines a base spirit (literally anything) with fresh citrus like lemon and/or lime, and a sweet element, often simple syrup. In this case, we use John deBary’s Super Summer Fruit Syrup, a bright and glorious combination of peak summer fruit like peaches and mangoes, infused with chamomile, ginger, and turmeric. It provides the sweetness that works alongside a base spirit and citrus juice to create a wonderfully balanced summer sipper.

For more ways to use deBary’s fruit syrup, try his Garden Party Super Punch or Peach and Mango Spritzer

What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1

Ingredients

2 oz. gin, tequila, rum, or your favorite liquor
1½ oz. Super Summer Fruit Syrup (see recipe)
¼ oz. fresh lime or lemon juice
  Lime twist (for serving; optional)

Preparation

  1. Combine gin, syrup, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover, and shake vigorously 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe or old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lime twist if desired.

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