5min
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Beverage
Jeffrey Morgenthaler has been behind some of the most influential cocktails of the last two decades — because he understands what makes a drink work. The sour formula is one of the most reliable in the business: strong, sour, and sweet, three components in balance. Insert the iconic Pacific Northwest marionberry into that formula and you've got a refreshing, crushable drink built around real flavor that works in any bar program, simple or high-end. A certified winner.
The Marionberry Sour swaps in Oregon Fruit Marionberry Pourable Fruit for the liqueur, keeping the bones of the drink intact: bourbon for depth, fresh lemon juice for brightness, simple syrup to round it out. What changes is the fruit. Marionberries are grown almost exclusively in Oregon — a cross between Chehalem and Olallie blackberries developed at Oregon State University in the 1940s — and they have a flavor profile unlike any other berry. Deeper than a blackberry, more complex than a raspberry, with a slight earthiness that holds up against spirit and acid without disappearing.
Three ingredients around a base spirit. The balance of strong, sour, and sweet. Watch Jeff make it, then make it yourself.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 - 0.75 ounce simple syrup, depending on desired sweetness level
- 0.5 ounce Oregon Fruit Smooth Marionberry Pourable Fruit
Directions
Step 1
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and Marionberry Pourable Fruit into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
Step 2
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Step 3
Garnish with a slice of lemon.
