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.
1
Servings
260
Calories Per Serving
Deliver Ingredients
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
Sugar
21g
N/A
Protein
0.1g
0.2%
Carbs
23g
8%
Vitamin A
0.3µg
N/A
Vitamin C
10mg
16%
Calcium
7mg
1%
Folate (food)
4µg
N/A
Folate equivalent (total)
4µg
1%
Iron
1mg
6%
Magnesium
5mg
1%
Phosphorus
8mg
1%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Sodium
17mg
1%
Sugars, added
21g
N/A