Whiskey sour is a whiskey-based cocktail that has a sweet and tangy taste. This drink is perfect for warming winter nights or as a midday treat on a hot summer day. Making whiskey sour at home only takes a few minutes. If you want to know how to make one, follow these steps.
Ingredients
Simple Whiskey Sour
- 30 ml whiskey
- 30 ml lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) powdered sugar
- 1 handful of ice
- Lemon slices
Egg White Whiskey Sour
- 45 ml whiskey
- 22 ml lemon juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- A splash of orange liqueur
- 1 egg white
- 1 handful of ice
- 1 maraschino cherry
Double Standard Whiskey Sour
- 22 ml whiskey
- 22 ml of gin
- 22 ml lemon juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- A pinch of "grenadine"
- 1 maraschino cherry
- 1 slice orange
- 1 handful of ice
New York Sour
- 60 ml bourbon
- 22 ml lemon juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- 15 ml dry red wine
- 1 handful of ice
- 1 slice lemon
Step
Method 1 of 4: Simple Whiskey Sour
Step 1. Whisk all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker
Whisk 30 ml of whiskey, 30 ml of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon (5 g) of powdered sugar, and a handful of ice in a cocktail shaker for 10 seconds or more to fully mix. Ice is used to cool ingredients.
Step 2. Pour the ingredients in a glass
Pour until the glass is almost full. Whiskey sour is usually served in a cocktail glass, drink glass, or even a martini glass.
Step 3. Serve
Garnish the rim of the glass with lemon wedges and drink it as soon as you make it.
Method 2 of 4: Egg White Whiskey Sour
Step 1. Whisk all the Egg White Whiskey Sour ingredients except the ice together in a cocktail shaker
Beat 45 ml whiskey, 22 ml lemon juice, 15 ml sugar syrup, a splash of orange liqueur and 1 egg white in a cocktail shaker for 10 seconds or more. Whisking the ingredients without the ice together will help emulsify the egg whites.
Step 2. Now, put a handful of ice in the cocktail shaker and beat all the ingredients again for 10 seconds
Ice is used to cool ingredients.
Step 3. Pour this mixture into a glass
A stemmed glass with a smaller mouth is usually used for sour egg white whiskey.
Step 4. Serve
Garnish your drink with a maraschino cherry and enjoy it immediately.
Method 3 of 4: Double Standard Whiskey Sour
Step 1. Whisk all the Double Standard Whiskey Sour ingredients together in a cocktail shaker
Whisk 22 ml of whiskey, 22 ml of gin, 22 ml of lemon juice, 15 ml of sugar syrup and 1 part grenadine together for 10 seconds to mix the flavors.
Step 2. Pour the mixture into a sour glass or classic glass filled with ice
Step 3. Serve
Garnish this drink with a maraschino cherry and orange wedge and enjoy it right away.
Method 4 of 4: New York Sour
Step 1. Whisk all New York Sour ingredients together in a cocktail shaker
Whisk 60 ml of bourbon, 22 ml of lemon juice, 15 ml of sugar syrup, and a handful of ice together for 10 seconds or more.
Step 2. Pour the mixture of these ingredients into a sour glass, or even a wine glass
Step 3. Carefully put 15 ml of dry red wine over the drink
Be careful not to over-mix the wine with the drink's ingredients. Make sure you use a wine like Merlot, and not a sweet wine, or the whiskey sour will be too sweet.
Step 4. Serve
Garnish the drink with lemon wedges and enjoy immediately.
Tips
- You can turn it into Whiskey Sour on the rocks if you put ice in the glass used to serve the drink.
- For extra flavor, you can add a little egg white.
