Whiskey Sour Recipe - A Spicy Perspective (2024)

FAQs

Can you overshake a whiskey sour? ›

You can't over shake your “dry” ingredients. When in doubt it's better to keep on shaking to ensure a frothy top to your co*cktail! If you'd like to try your hand at co*cktail art put your bitters into a container with a dropper top.

Both a whiskey sour and an old-fashioned co*cktail are made with whiskey—and that's the only similarity really. A whiskey sour balances the whiskey with lemon juice and sugar or simple syrup, while an old-fashioned is stronger, more spirit forward, and made with bitters and a sugar cube.

As the name suggests, this co*cktail is sour, thanks to fresh lemon juice. The fruit's sourness is balanced and complemented by the sweetness of whiskey and simple syrup, so it's not as tart as you might think.

The best Whiskey Smash is refreshing and light, making it a refreshing drink on a hot summer afternoon. Blend your ingredients and add a fresh mint sprig to bring out the appealing aromas. The Whiskey Smash differs from a whiskey sour because it uses whole lemon wedges rather than lemon juice.

But if you want to take your Whiskey Sour to the next level, add an egg white. This will not, in fact, make your co*cktail taste like egg. Instead, the egg white will add texture, richness, and a particular creaminess that will make it seem almost like a whiskey milkshake.

Stirring vs Shaking a co*cktail

When it comes time to make the whiskey sour (which is the best part), you'll want to shake it. A general rule of thumb is if a co*cktail contains only spirits, then you want to stir. If a co*cktail contains juice, dairy, or egg white, then you shake it.

Whiskey Sour co*cktail's Story

In the 1700 and 1800's the Whiskey Sour was a popular drink among sailors, earning the co*cktail its well-appointed nick name “the best a man could drink”.

The Amaretto Sour is a popular twist on the classic whisky sour. The nutty and marzipan flavours of the amaretto add an extra dimension to this great tasting and balanced co*cktail. Bartender Tip: The Sour is a very versatile co*cktail for twisting.

The whiskey sour is a simple co*cktail from the “sour” family of co*cktails, using 2 parts whiskey, 1 part lemon juice and 1 part simple syrup. Some people add an egg white (you can also call this version a Boston Sour).

While there's no agreed on birthday for the Whiskey Sour, it's acknowledged that its first printed recipe appeared in that famed tome of 19th-century co*cktail wisdom, “How to Mix Drinks,” circa 1862. It's also much easier to get a well-made version of the Whiskey Sour these days.

Do whiskey sours have a lot of sugar? ›

Today, you can buy a premade whiskey sour mix. The only problem with these powdered or bottled sour mixes is that they come with a whole lot of sugar.

A Whiskey Sour tastes like caramel and vanilla from the whiskey, with a sour factor coming from the small amount of lime juice. A Whiskey Sour is best recommended for someone who likes whiskey with a sour mix to cover the alcohol taste.

The whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing whiskey (often bourbon), lemon juice, sugar, and optionally, a dash of egg white.

Because of this, a well made whiskey sour is often considered a sophisticated drink choice, while a poorly made version of the same drink is more commonly associated with rowdy young drinkers.

Add bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white, if using, to a shaker, and dry-shake for 30 seconds without ice. Add ice and shake again for 15–20 seconds, until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, or into a coupe without ice.

In co*cktails, sometimes you do shake bourbon and sometimes you don't. It depends not on the bourbon but on what the other ingredients are. The general guideline is that co*cktails with fruit juice, dairy, and emulsifiers like egg white or aquafaba are shaken. co*cktails without these ingredients are typically stirred.

The trick to getting the perfect frothy-ness (not a professional term), is to do a dry shake (no ice) before a final shake (with ice). This super classic co*cktail is one that I've had my eye on for a while, but I'll be honest I was a bit intimidated by the egg white situation (like is it even safe to drink raw egg?).

A Dry Shake involves shaking the drink once with ice and once without ice. By shaking the co*cktail without ice – the dry, in Dry Shake – you agitate the proteins, causing them to unfold, ultimately giving the co*cktail that brilliant foam and mouthfeel.