Garnish:
Lemon slice wheel & Luxardo Maraschino cherry sail
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) |
| 2/3 fl oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Difford's Falernum liqueur |
| 1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
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Review:
Your choice of falernum makes or breaks this rye whiskey-laced citrusy cocktail.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created circa 1960 at Steve Crane's Kon-Tiki chain of restaurants.
Nutrition:
One serving of Western Sour contains 177 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 21.09% alc./vol. (42.18° proof)
- 21.6 grams of pure alcohol
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