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Fig and Pear Whisky Sour cocktail recipe

total time 3 MINS | serves 1 | standard drinks per serve 2.2 approx.

Read time 4 Mins

Posted 23 Feb 2023

By
Dan’s Daily


Fig and Pear Whisky Sour

Try this fruity twist on the classic whisky sour cocktail.

About the cocktail

Looking for a new way to take your traditional Whiskey Sour to the next level? Or perhaps you are new to whisky cocktails and want to ease your way in with something fruity? Look no further. 

We have teamed up with cocktail superstar Ramon Kok to bring you this Fig & Pear Whisky Sour recipe – a fruity twist on a classic cocktail that is sure to reignite your love for whisky.

With a homemade (but easy!) pear syrup, the addition of fig vincotto, and half a fig as an indulgent garnish, this hits all the right autumn notes and takes the classic Sour to new heights. 

Ingredients for the syrup

  • 200mL water
  • 200g sugar
  • 1 fresh pear

Ingredients for the cocktail

  • 60mL Copper Dog Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
  • 10mL Laphroaig 10-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
  • 30mL pear syrup
  • 15mL fresh lemon juice
  • 5mL fig vincotto
  • 1 egg white
  • Garnish: half a fresh fig

Method for the syrup

  1. Add water, sugar and pear to a pan and heat, then simmer for 20-30 minutes
  2. Strain into a clean (sterilised) jar and keep in the fridge

Method for the cocktail

  1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake without ice – this will help to emulsify the egg white
  2. Now add ice and shake again until the tin is frosty
  3. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with the fresh fig 

Dan’s top tips

We reckon this cocktail is already a step above, but if you really want to impress, you can finish this drink with a couple of drops of bitters on top of the foam for that final flourish. This is a flavour hit that makes the cocktail look – and taste – even better when finished.