The Whiskey Sour Cocktail drink is the most famous of all the "Sour Drinks".
The history of the "Sour Drinks" can be traced back to before 1862. Reports say that Edgar Allen Poe was a fan of the Whiskey Sour. The drink started to become very popular in the 1960's and 1970's. The whiskey sour is part of the original cocktails. Your choice of bourbon will effect how the drink tastes. Rye Whiskey is usually the standard but any bourbon will do. Can be served shaken or over ice.
Classic Whiskey Sour Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey (Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, etc.)
• 1 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 3/4 oz sugar syrup or simple syrup
• maraschino cherry as a garnish (optional is a orange slice)
Procedure:
1. Pour the whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake the cocktail shaker until cold and frosty.
3. Pour and strain into a chilled sour glass or cocktail glass.
4. Garnish the whiskey cocktail with a cherry or two.
1862 Version Recipe:Using a small bar-glass.
• Take 1 large teaspoonful of powdered white sugar, dissolved in a little Seltzer or Apollinaris water.
• The juice of half a small lemon.
• 1 wine-glass of Bourbon or rye whiskey.
Procedure:
Fill the glass full of shaved ice, shake it and then strain into a claret glass.
Ornament with berries.
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Classic cocktail drinks presents the Whiskey Sour recipe, a classic mixed drink. A great Bourbon recipe.
• 1 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey (Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, etc.)
• 1 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 3/4 oz sugar syrup or simple syrup
• maraschino cherry as a garnish (optional is a orange slice)
Procedure:
1. Pour the whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake the cocktail shaker until cold and frosty.
3. Pour and strain into a chilled sour glass or cocktail glass.
4. Garnish the whiskey cocktail with a cherry or two.
1862 Version Recipe:Using a small bar-glass.
• Take 1 large teaspoonful of powdered white sugar, dissolved in a little Seltzer or Apollinaris water.
• The juice of half a small lemon.
• 1 wine-glass of Bourbon or rye whiskey.
Procedure:
Fill the glass full of shaved ice, shake it and then strain into a claret glass.
Ornament with berries.
Check out our other great free cocktail drink recipes.
Be sure to visit our sister sites for more great ideas.
Pass on link to friends.
Classic cocktail drinks presents the Whiskey Sour recipe, a classic mixed drink. A great Bourbon recipe.
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