---
title: "Pineapple Bourbon Honey Sour"
section: recipes
description: "Bourbon, pineapple, lemon, and honey dry-shaken with egg white, served over ice with bitters and edible flowers."
tags: ["bourbon", "cocktails", "mixology", "pineapple", "honey", "egg-white", "edible-flowers", "spirits"]
created: 2024-03-09T20:30:00Z
updated: 2026-07-29T21:06:17Z
cid: bafkreigm6umta4pubmkrixwxgek6phreyhjjrbl2p5yzwlzmypfi7ngbau
html: https://iammatthias.com/recipes/1710045021303-pineapple-bourbon-honey-sour
---

# Pineapple Bourbon Honey Sour

```recipe
yield: "2 drinks"
time: "6 min"

ingredients:
  - { id: bourbon, item: "Bourbon", amount: "120 ml (4 oz)" }
  - { id: pineapple-juice, item: "Pineapple juice", amount: "60 ml (2 oz)", note: "fresh" }
  - { id: lemon-juice, item: "Lemon juice", amount: "45 ml (1½ oz)", note: "fresh" }
  - { id: honey-syrup, item: "Honey syrup", amount: "30 ml (1 oz)", note: "3 parts honey to 1 part hot water" }
  - { id: egg-white, item: "Egg white", amount: "2", note: "or 60 ml aquafaba" }
  - { id: bitters, item: "Aromatic bitters", amount: "a few dashes" }

steps:
  - { id: dry, in: [bourbon, pineapple-juice, lemon-juice, honey-syrup, egg-white], do: "dry-shake", for: "15 s", detail: "Shake everything without ice first — this is what builds the foam." }
  - { id: wet, in: [dry], do: "shake with ice", for: "12–15 s", detail: "Add ice and shake again until well chilled." }
  - { id: strain, in: [wet], do: "double-strain", detail: "Strain into two chilled coupes, leaving behind ice shards and any stray egg." }
  - { id: finish, in: [strain, bitters], do: "dash and garnish", for: "1 min", detail: "Let the foam settle for a moment, then dash bitters across the top. Edible flowers if you have them." }
```

---

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