New York Sour
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Rocks glass, 8–10 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
whiskey
citrus
shaken
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz rye whiskey or bourbon
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- 0.5 oz dry red wine
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
Shake whiskey, lemon, and syrup with ice, strain over ice, then float red wine.
Behind the drink
A little history
Late 1800s
United States
The whiskey sour topped with red wine circulated in the late nineteenth century under names including the Continental Sour and Brunswick Sour. “New York Sour” became the lasting name later.
New York Sour history