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Whiskey Sour

Old-fashioned glass · Ordinary Drink · United States / Peru-origin claims; American classic

Whiskey Sour is a citrus and sweet highball-style cocktail built around Blended whiskey, served in a old-fashioned glass.

Whiskey Sour cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 ozBlended whiskey
  • Juice of 1/2Lemon
  • 1/2 tspPowdered sugar
  • 1Cherry
  • 1/2 sliceLemon

How to make it

  1. Shake with ice.
  2. Strain into chilled glass, garnish and serve.
  3. If served 'On the rocks', strain ingredients into old-fashioned glass filled with ice.

Story

At the center of Whiskey Sour is a simple idea: bring Blended whiskey, Lemon and Powdered sugar into balance and let the serve stay clear. In a old-fashioned glass, that idea reads as citrus and sweet.

Best for

sophisticated · reflective · curious · bright · citrus · sweet

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