Balance a sour

A useful home starting point is 50 ml spirit, 25 ml fresh citrus and 15 ml 1:1 syrup. Shake with ice, then taste. The citrus and syrup you use can shift the balance.

Put it into practice

Too sharp? Add 2.5 ml syrup on your next attempt. Too sweet? Reduce syrup by 2.5 ml. Change one ingredient at a time so you know what helped.

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