Whiskey Sour recipe
The Whiskey Sour is whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar. A ratio of 2 oz whiskey to 0.75 oz lemon to 0.75 oz syrup keeps it bright and balanced.
- Spirit: Bourbon
- Glass: Rocks glass
- Garnish: Cherry and lemon wheel
- Makes: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.75 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz Simple syrup
- 1 Cherry, for garnish
- 1 Lemon wheel, for garnish
Method
- Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and syrup to a shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice. Shake hard for 12 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with the cherry and the lemon wheel.
Tips
- Squeeze the lemon just before you shake. Fresh juice makes the difference.
- Cut the syrup to 0.5 oz if your bourbon is sweet.
Best bourbon for the Whiskey Sour
A bourbon at 90 to 100 proof gives the drink body. Very light whiskeys taste thin behind the lemon.
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