Description
A simple recipe for a balanced whiskey sour cocktail.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White (optional)
- Ice
Instructions
- Combine whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white (if using) in a cocktail shaker without ice.
- Shake hard for 15 seconds (this is the dry shake).
- Add ice to the shaker.
- Shake again until well chilled (about 15 seconds).
- Double strain the mixture into a chilled coupe or rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with an orange slice or a maraschino cherry.
Notes
- To make simple syrup, combine equal parts sugar and hot water and stir until dissolved. Cool before use.
- If you skip the egg white, the texture will be less frothy.
- Adjust lemon juice and simple syrup to match your preferred level of tartness and sweetness.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 5
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: whiskey sour, bourbon cocktail, rye cocktail, sour cocktail, lemon cocktail