Best Substitutes for Egg White

Out of Egg White? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

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Original Ingredient

Egg White

Other Neutral flavor with a silky, frothy texture when shaken. Creates velvety mouthfeel and a stable foam cap on sours and fizzes. Adds body without altering the drink's flavor profile.

Recommended Substitutes

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No direct substitute

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.