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Citrus sourness mellowed by a touch of sugar and invigorated by a blast of toasty bourbon whiskey.
Many assert a classic "Golden Ratio" for all sours...
My third comment on this site, and my second recommending maple syrup (dial it back) instead of simple syrup. A go-to drink for something not-too-serious but seriously tasty.
Tried this with Gentleman Jack and with substituting the egg white with the Fee Brothers foam and it always works out well and produces a really enjoyable, foamy cocktail. Keep coming back to it if I fancy something different to my usual margaritas and martinis.
My go-to recipe for Whiskey Sours. I get nothing but rave reviews every time I make them. I do adjust the sweetness as needed, but the deviation isn’t much. Other than that, no need to look anywhere else for a recipe.
On my Hall of Fame quest, I did this to the letter - saline, bitters shaken in, 6:3:2 over a large rock - absolutely fantastic. I haven't bothered to even try to dial in my own twist on the (egg white) sour here, because this is perfection. A definite improvement over the Boston sour (with bitters on the foam and served straight up and at 8:3:2 as how I distinguished them), which falls a little flat. I did enjoy working out my own recipe for the best sans-egg white though :)
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2082/whiskey-sour-classic-formula
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«With the above in mind, I offer you two formulas for a Whiskey Sour: my own preferred recipe and a Classic Formula. »