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Western Sour

Name: Western Sour
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 20 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Falernum liqueur; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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Ingredients
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	Falernum liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glass

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Method

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry sail.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Western Sour contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.72% alc./vol. (37.44° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created circa 1960 at Steve Crane's Kon-Tiki chain of restaurants.

Review

Your choice of falernum makes or breaks this rye whiskey-laced citrusy cocktail.

Velvet Falernum 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$17.99 $0.24 per cocktail Velvet Falernum image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 100 cocktails
$14.99 $0.15 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

$0.39 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Frederic D. Premium Member 3y

Subbed allspice dram for the falernum, as that was the closest I had. Pretty good, but very much in the category of "this would likely be better with rum".

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Very refreshing. The edge of the over-proof rye is tempered by the other ingredients. Sour, but in a pleasant way. Perfect on a warm afternoon.

Walter Brookbank 4y

Made this with Old Overholt and John Taylors Velvet Falernum, Made it with lime like it called for but it was so good I want to try it with lemon next time. Very nice indeed!

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