Sour Patch Sour

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 1 cocktail
  • Total: 10 min
  • Active: 10 min
This Halloween-inspired sour combines vodka or gin with lemon and colorful gelatin powder, plus more for the rim of your glass. Have fun with it and use a different colored powder for each drink to resemble your favorite sour candy.
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Ingredients

2 teaspoons lemon, lime, berry blue, orange or strawberry gelatin powder, plus more for the glass

1 lemon wedge

2 ounces vodka or gin

1 ounce fresh lemon or lime juice (or a mix)

1/2 ounce simple syrup

Directions

  1. Spread some gelatin powder on a plate. Run a lemon wedge generously around the rim of a lowball glass, then press in the gelatin powder to coat.
  2. Combine 2 teaspoons gelatin powder (in the same flavor) and 1 tablespoon hot water in a cocktail shaker and stir to dissolve. Add the vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup, then add ice. Shake vigorously for at least 15 seconds.
  3. Fill the rimmed glass with fresh ice and strain the cocktail into the glass.

Cook’s Note

To make simple syrup, heat equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves; let cool.

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