Whiskey Sour

When I get together with my friends at one of their houses we usually end up drinking whiskey sours more than anything else. It is a simple cocktail made with just a few ingredients(two if you cheat). We all like whiskey and whiskey sours are delicious. It is made made with a rye whiskey, simple syrup, and lemon juice. If you are prone to not do all the work you can just use a sour mix, but that is not nearly as good. The whiskey brings an oaky earthy flavor while the lemon freshens it up with some sweetness. Here is a picture of the whiskey sour up(meaning not over ice).

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As you can see this one is served in a martini glass meaning it was ordered up. When not ordered up you will recieve your whiskey sour in a tumbler with ice. Here are the ingredients.


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The recipe for this is quite simple. Equal parts whiskey and sour mix(homemade of course). To make your sour mix you want to take equal parts water and sugar and put them into a pot. Heat this until the sugar is fully dissolved and cool. While it is cooling juice some lemons. Add equal parts lemon juice with the syrup and you have a sour mix. If you like you can also add some lime juice, just make sure you have equal parts of the syrup with your juice blend.
For this I like the Jack Daniel's whiskey because it is not to sweet and while this cocktail has sugar in it, you shouldn't just taste sweetness. This is one of my groups favorite cocktails and is always available to us. Hopefully you will enjoy it as well.
See you next week.