Classic Whiskey Sour

by ShakeAndSip
Prep: 5m
0
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Ingredients
Servings:1
ice
2ozbourbon
1/2ozlemon juice
1/2ozsimple syrup
1/2ozegg white
orange
maraschino cherry
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Dry shake the foam

    Add 2 oz bourbon, 1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1/2 oz simple syrup, and the egg white to a shaker with NO ice. Shake hard for about 15 seconds. This dry shake whips the egg white into the silky foam that makes a whiskey sour look as good as it tastes. Skipping the egg white? No problem, just bump the lemon and simple syrup to 3/4 oz each to keep the volume right.

  1. 2

    Shake with ice

    Fill the shaker about three-fourths full with ice, cover, and shake again until the outside frosts up, another 10 to 15 seconds. You want it cold and properly diluted.

  2. 3

    Strain and garnish

    Strain into a chilled rocks glass over fresh ice (or serve it up, your call). Garnish with an orange wedge and a maraschino cherry, and drink it while that foam is still sitting pretty on top.

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Classic Whiskey Sour

Created by: ShakeAndSip

Prep Time: 5m
0
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • ice
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 1/2 oz egg white
  • orange
  • maraschino cherry

Instructions

  1. Dry shake the foamAdd 2 oz bourbon, 1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1/2 oz simple syrup, and the egg white to a shaker with NO ice. Shake hard for about 15 seconds. This dry shake whips the egg white into the silky foam that makes a whiskey sour look as good as it tastes. Skipping the egg white? No problem, just bump the lemon and simple syrup to 3/4 oz each to keep the volume right.
  2. Shake with iceFill the shaker about three-fourths full with ice, cover, and shake again until the outside frosts up, another 10 to 15 seconds. You want it cold and properly diluted.
  3. Strain and garnishStrain into a chilled rocks glass over fresh ice (or serve it up, your call). Garnish with an orange wedge and a maraschino cherry, and drink it while that foam is still sitting pretty on top.

Notes & Tips

This is the one to learn first. 2:0.5:0.5 bourbon, lemon, simple syrup is the backbone of every sour out there, so once you've got it you can riff forever. The egg white is optional but worth it for that classic foamy cap. Mocktail swap: skip the bourbon and use 2 oz of strong cooled black tea (or a zero-proof whiskey alternative), keep the lemon, simple syrup, and egg white, and you get a tea sour that still foams like the real thing.