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Whiskey Sour
There's a good chance you've already got the ingredients for this classic cocktail recipe
Whiskey Sour
Sweet, sharp, smoky and foamy – this Whiskey Sour cocktail ticks all
the boxes for sofa sipping
Serves
1
You will need
Egg white
from half an (extremely fresh) egg
Bourbon
50ml
Lemon juice
25ml, freshly squeezed
Sugar syrup
20ml
Orange
to garnish
Maraschino cherry
to garnish
Method
Half fill a tumbler with ice.
Put the egg white and an ice cube in a cocktail shaker (a flask will work if you don’t have one) and shake hard for 20 seconds.
Pour in the bourbon, lemon juice and sugar syrup and shake hard.
Strain the Whiskey Sour into the serving glass and garnish with a slice of juicy orange and a maraschino cherry.
You will need
Egg white
from half an (extremely fresh) egg
Bourbon
50ml
Lemon juice
25ml, freshly squeezed
Sugar syrup
20ml
Orange
to garnish
Maraschino cherry
to garnish
Method
Half fill a tumbler with ice.
Put the egg white and an ice cube in a cocktail shaker (a flask will work if you don’t have one) and shake hard for 20 seconds.
Pour in the bourbon, lemon juice and sugar syrup and shake hard.
Strain the Whiskey Sour into the serving glass and garnish with a slice of juicy orange and a maraschino cherry.
Whiskey
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Egg white
from half an (extremely fresh) egg
Bourbon
50ml
Lemon juice
25ml, freshly squeezed
Sugar syrup
20ml
Orange
to garnish
Maraschino cherry
to garnish
Half fill a tumbler with ice.
Put the egg white and an ice cube in a cocktail shaker (a flask will work if you don’t have one) and shake hard for 20 seconds.
Pour in the bourbon, lemon juice and sugar syrup and shake hard.
Strain the Whiskey Sour into the serving glass and garnish with a slice of juicy orange and a maraschino cherry.