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How to Make a Whiskey Sour

May 28, 2014

A great drink to start with when you're learning how to bartend

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Popular in America during Prohibition, the whiskey sour used citrus and sugar to mask the flavor of what was often awful-tasting bootleg liquor. Now that we can get the good stuff again, this recipe has persisted as a mainstay behind bars ever since. This simple cocktail is a good drink to start with when you're learning how to become a great home bartender.

Servings

260

Calories Per Serving

Ingredients

2 ½ Ounces Bourbon whiskey
½ Ounce fresh lemon juice
½ Ounce fresh lime juice
1 Ounce simple syrup
preserved cherry for garnish

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a Boston shaker, and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain over ice into a highball glass, and garnish with a preserved cherry.

Nutritional Facts

Servings1

Calories Per Serving260

Sugar21gN/A

Protein0.1g0.2%

Carbs23g8%

Vitamin A0.3µgN/A

Vitamin C10mg16%

Calcium7mg1%

Folate (food)4µgN/A

Folate equivalent (total)4µg1%

Iron1mg6%

Magnesium5mg1%

Phosphorus8mg1%

Potassium50mg1%

Sodium17mg1%

Sugars, added21gN/A