Whiskey 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 bourbon or rye whiskey
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- 0.5 oz egg white
- Cherry and orange slice, for garnish
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice, or dry shake first if using egg white.
Behind the drink
A little history
Mid-1800s
United States
The Whiskey Sour belongs to the old spirit-citrus-sugar family and appeared in Jerry Thomas’s 1862 bartending guide. Egg white became a popular addition but is not required for the drink’s basic identity.
Whiskey Sour history