Vodka Sour

I’ve been trying to cut out refined sugar so I did some experimenting with this cocktail. I tried three different sweeteners. The first one was organic coconut sugar, the second was organic cane sugar and the third was raw honey. I made simple syrups with the sugars using a 1:1 ratio with water. (Heat and stir until the sugar crystals completely dissolve.) The coconut sugar made a gross brown simple syrup that turned me off, but the awful taste sealed the deal. That one was out. The cane sugar simple syrup and honey were actually very similar in taste, so whichever you have on hand or prefer to use will work. Note that I did use less honey than simple syrup.

2 oz vodka

3/4 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

3/4 oz organic cane sugar simple syrup OR 1/2 oz raw honey

Lemon twist

If you use honey, stir or shake your liquids well before adding ice or the honey will firm up and be more difficult to incorprate.

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake well. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Cheers!