Whiskey Sour Recipe
Classic cocktail with whiskey and lemon juice.
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Ingredients
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Liquor
Juice
Sweetener
Garnish
Method
Preparation
- 1
Prepare Your Glass
Chill a rocks glass by filling it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail.
- 2
Mix Ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, add 2 ounces of bourbon or rye whiskey, 3 ounces of fresh lemon juice, and 1 ounce of simple syrup.
- 3
Shake
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until well chilled.
- 4
Strain
Remove the ice water from the rocks glass and strain the mixture into the glass over fresh ice.
- 5
Garnish
Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of lemon on the rim of the glass.