The Hooch Life

Whiskey Sour

Whiskey Sour Cocktail Recipe

How to Make

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Shake well, and strain with a hawthorne strainer into a cordial glass or short, rocks-filled tumbler. Garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Ingredients

Makes one drink:

  • 2 ounces Bourbon Whiskey
  • 1/2 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup

Garnish

1 Orange slice, 1 Maraschino cherry

Prep Time

2 minutes

Tools

  • Boston Shaker
  • Hawthorne Strainer
  • Short Tumbler

Bartender Stories

John Manwaring

You probably know the type: a guy, dressed in clothes two steps below appropriate for a restaurant setting and mildly unaware of etiquette, ambles up to the bar and says, “Make me a drink. Nothing girly.” I respond, “How about a Whiskey Sour?” He pounds the bar: “Perfect!” Imagine the horror when he sees the finished product: a small-stemmed glass garnished with an orange wheel and bright red cherry. It’s an elegant drink when made like this, the classic way, but no less delicious when served in a tumbler on the rocks.

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