National Whiskey Sour Day is August 25th. Traditionally garnished with half an orange and a maraschino cherry, a whiskey sour is a cocktail containing whiskey (often bourbon), lemon juice, and sugar. Whiskey sours are shaken then either served straight or over ice.
We’ve collected some riffs on this classic cocktail recipe, below.
And, if you don’t feel like mixing it yourself, check out Cocktail Squad‘s Canned Whiskey Sour—a handmade bourbon whiskey with a juicy finish from pressed lemon and orange juice. Gomme syrup lends a richness. The Whiskey Sour is produced under nitro so it has a creamy mouthfeel and a luscious finish. The canned cocktails are 10% ABV and gluten free.
Ward Eight
Ingredients:
2 oz Fresh Victor Lemon Sour
2 oz rye whiskey
.25 oz grenadine
maraschino cherry
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice, shake well and strain short and over; garnish with a cherry.
Whiskey Sour
Ingredients:
3 oz Fresh Victor Lemon Sour
1.5-2 oz any whiskey
.75 oz egg white (optional)
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice, shake well and strain short and over; garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
Deadwood Daisy
Ingredients:
2 oz Fresh Victor Lemon Sour
1.5 oz Cherry Heering
.5 oz Rye Whiskey (45% ABV or higher)
.5 oz Taylor’s Velvet Falernum
1 dash Angostura bitters
Soda to fill (1-3 oz)
Lime wheel and/or cherry (fresh or brandied – depending on the season)
Directions:
In a tall/highball/collins glass, add all ingredients over crushed ice, fill with soda, stir gently and garnish with a lime wheel. Serve with a straw.
New York Sour
Ingredients:
2 oz Fresh Victor Lemon Sour
1.5-2 oz rye or bourbon whiskey
.75 oz egg white (optional)
.5 oz red wine (dry versus sweet will yield different results, so see what you like best!)
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice, shake well and strain short and over; garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
