Garnish:
Lemon slice & Luxardo Maraschino cherry on stick (sail)
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into ice-filled glass.
2 fl oz | Bourbon whiskey |
1 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/2 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
3 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
1/2 fl oz | Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba) |

Review:
Smooth with a hint of citrus sourness and an invigorating blast of whiskey.
History:
My Whiskey Sour recipe conforms to 4:2:1 formula (4 parts whiskey : 2 parts lemon juice : 1 part rich sugar syrup).
Whiskey Sour cocktail history
Nutrition:
211 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 16.28% alc./vol. (32.56° proof)
- 19.7 grams of pure alcohol
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