All you need is whiskey, lemon and eggs...
When it comes to making a whiskey sour, you can go in a few different directions.
If you’re feeling lazy, you can obviously go for a pre-made sour mix and, well, whiskey. Simple. However, if you want a true whiskey sour and to not offend bartenders everywhere, you’re going to need egg whites and lemon to make up the body and foamy head of this classic cocktail.
Either way, the overall flavour of the drink is going to come down to one thing: which whiskey you choose. A bad whiskey is going to produce a bad whiskey sour - all of the lemons in the world won't hide that flavour. So put down that bottle old booze and instead break out the good stuff - trust us, it's worth it.
Now that's settled, it's time to skip straight to the 'how-to'. We hit up the experts at the Urchin Bar at Cliff Townhouse for all there is to know about making the ultimate whiskey sour...
The ultimate whiskey sour recipe
Ingredients:
- 50ml DWD whiskey
- 25ml lemon juice
- 25ml sugar syrup
- 30ml egg white
Method:
- Put all the ingredients in a shaker. Dry shake first, then add ice and shake again.
- Fine strain into a sour glass and garnish with lemon peel and cherry.
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