Whiskey Sour

Whiskey Sour

• Type
  Cocktail
• Primary alcohol by volume
  Whiskey
• Served
  On the rocks or straight up
• Standard garnish
  Maraschino cherry and half orange slice
• Standard drinkware
  Old fashioned glass
• IBA specified ingredients
  3 parts bourbon whiskey
  2 parts fresh lemon juice
  1 part simple syrup
• Preparation
  Shake with ice.
  Pour into chilled glass, garnish and serve.
• Timing
  Before dinner
• Notes
  If served “On the rocks”, strain ingredients into old-fashioned glass filled with ice.

The whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and optionally, a dash of egg white or cocktails foamer.

With the egg white, it is sometimes called a Boston Sour; when the whiskey used is a scotch, it is called a scotch sour.

With a few bar spoons of full-bodied red wine floated on top, it is often referred to as a New York Sour.

It is shaken and served either straight up or over ice.

References
Whiskey sour