Classic Whiskey Sour

  5.0 – 9 reviews  • Fruit
Level: Easy
Total: 25 min
Active: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 pasteurized egg white
  2. 6 ounces whiskey
  3. 6 ounces lemon juice
  4. 4 ounces Simple Syrup, recipe follows
  5. 4 high-quality maraschino cherries, such as Luxardo
  6. 1 cup sugar

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the egg white and shake briefly to aerate the whites. Then add the whiskey, lemon juice and Simple Syrup with ice and shake well. Strain into 4 rocks glasses over 1 large ice cube in each glass, garnish with a cherry and serve immediately.
  2. Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month. 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 473
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 70 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugar 68 g
Protein 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 16 mg

Reviews

Kaylee Roth
We just whipped up a batch of these for the first time today.  This drink has the perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Ashley Zhang
How do I make it for 1????
Kristin Ballard
That’s one good Whiskey Sour made with Michter’s Kentucky Bourbon, regular lemons, one Meyer Lemon and half of a lime!
Megan Mclaughlin
It turned out GREAT!! We did sprinkle a little bitters on top and poured them into martini glasses. But they were still fabulous
Anna Perez
We made this drink in honor of the Rick Dalton in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ when he was angry at himself for drinking 8 whiskey sours.  This drink was sensational!  Perfect balance of sweet and tart.  Maybe we’ll have 8! 😉
Julie Murray MD
Best we’ve ever had…egg whites makes it awesome!!!! Cheers!
Amanda Lawson
I added a dash of the cherry juice to each glass to make it a little sweeter. Perfection!
Jeffrey Phillips
Excellent! I made this using Honey Jack Daniels Whiskey and it is extra sweet! I’m eager to find high-quality cherries to use for the next time. This recipe tastes better than the whiskey sour I order at the bar!
Kimberly Rogers
Geoffrey, you did it again!  Whiskey sours are my wife’s 2nd favorite drink and I made this one for her and I had a happy father’s day.  What you did with the egg white is amazing.  It gives the drink a very attractive appearance, and lets the flavor of the whiskey and sour linger on the palate.  It is fabulous!  I made this with Lexington Bourbon whiskey.  I tried this with left over sour mix from your GZ Long Island Iced Tea, and that was fabulous!  Thanks again for a first class cocktail!    (Don’t use the typical red maraschino cherries you find everywhere, seek the premium product!)  

 

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