Whiskey Sour Cocktail Recipe
It’s a classic. This cocktail recipe retains the original proportions of spirit, sweet and sour ingredients to 8:4:3 ratio and uses the traditional garnishes. Even though it’s a sour drink, many find this original drink to be sweeter than a sour one. If you are one of them, then change the spirit:sweet:sour ingredients ratio to 8:2:4
Preparation Time: 2 minutes
Serves: 1 serving
Glassware: Old Fashioned Glass
| Ingredients: |
| 2 oz (60 ml) Bourbon Whiskey |
| 3/4 oz (25 ml) Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice |
| 1 oz (30 ml) Sugar Syrup |
| ½ Egg White |
| 2 dashes Angostura Bitters |
| 1 Thin Lemon Wedge |
| 1 Lemon Peel |
| 1 Maraschino Cherry |
| Ice Cubes |
Directions:
- Fill cocktail mixing glass with ice cubes until 2/3 full. Fill up serving glass with ice cubes.
- Build first five whiskey sour ingredients in mixing glass and shake well, strain drink into serving glass.
- Drop lemon twist and cherry in the drink, rest lemon wedge on the rim and serve.
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