Classic Whiskey Sour Cocktail

Closeup of two whiskey cocktails garnished with cherries.

Tangy, sweet, and soooo good, the whiskey sour is a classic American cocktail that deserves to make a comeback. It's super easy, elegant, and delicious. Difficulty level - 1 out of 10.

Course Beverage

Cuisine American - Vintage

Prep Time 2

Total Time 2

Servings

Calories 171kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Equipment

Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

2 ounces whiskey
2 ounces simple syrup
1 ounce lemon juice
Crushed Ice
1 Maraschino cherry
1 egg white optional

Instructions

Stir the whiskey, simple syrup, and lemon juice together.
Pour over ice in a tall glass.
Add a Maraschino cherry.
Serve.

Notes

You can shake it with an egg white to add extra creamy, frothy goodness.
If you are using the egg white don’t add the ice until you’ve shaken the other ingredients briskly for about 30 seconds.
Fresh squeezed lemon juice works best in this recipe but use what you have.
You can make this ahead of time (except for the egg white) and keep the mix in a large, covered pitcher.
Pour the whiskey sour in an on the rocks glass and drop in a Maraschino cherry or two to serve.

Simple Syrup

First of all, if you are going to make classic cocktails make some simple syrup. It's easy -

Bring two parts of sugar and one part water to a boil.
Make sure the sugar is completely dissolved and turn off the heat -- if it isn't cook it a little longer.
It will keep up to a month in the fridge so you can have it on hand.

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