Sour Cocktails
483 recipes. Spirit, citrus, sweetener: the most useful formula in mixing.
The sour is the single most productive template in cocktails. Spirit, citrus and something sweet, shaken with ice. Two parts to one to one is the classic ratio and adjusting it is how you make the drink yours.
Swap the spirit and it changes name without changing shape. Gin and lime is a Gimlet, rum and lime is a Daiquiri, tequila with orange liqueur is a Margarita, whiskey with lemon is a Whiskey Sour. One formula, four famous drinks.
Fresh citrus is not optional here. Bottled juice is pasteurised, so the aromatic oils are gone and you are left with acidity and no smell, which is exactly what a sour cannot afford.
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- Amaretto Sour Amaretto Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Singapore Sling Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Margarita Patrón(R) Silver Tequila, Bols(R) Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Sidecar Cognac, Bols(R) Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Aviation Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Gimlet Gin, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Caipirinha Cachaça, Lime, Caster Sugar
- Whiskey Sour Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Hurricane Light Rum, Dark Rum, Passion Fruit Syrup
- Long Island Iced Tea Vodka, Tequila, White Rum
- Daiquiri Aged White Rum, Lime Juice, Superfine Sugar
- Blowfish Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Brandied Egg Sour Egg, Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Brandy Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Maiden's Prayer Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Rum Sour Light Rum, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Snake in the grass Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Vermouth
- Typhoon Champagne, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Amalfi Dream Limoncello Liqueur, Stoli(R) Vodka, Lemon Juice
- Aqueduct Vodka, Curaçao Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Chapel Hill Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Gin Sour Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Mandrin Cherry Smash Lemon, Cherry Brandy, Absolut(R) Mandrin Vodka
- My Dear Aunt Ruby Bourbon, Cranberry Juice, Raspberry Puree
- Rebel Yell Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Sexy Lemon Slam Vodka, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Thanksgiving Cocktail #2 Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Seaboard Blended Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Bacardi Cocktail Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Doctor Cocktail Swedish Punsch, Lime Juice, Jamaican Dark Rum
- English Bolo Dry Sherry, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Flamingo Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, Lime Juice
- Major Tom Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Kirschwasser
- Rum Daisy Dark Rum, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Spymaster Vodka, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Fitzgerald Gin, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Milano Cocktail Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Applecar Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Chelsea Hotel Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Le 333 Calvados, Dry Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Montreal Gin Sour Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Chicago Fizz Light Rum, Port, Lemon Juice
- Crusta Brandy, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Cuban Island White Rum, Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Gloom Lifter Irish Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Pink n' Tart Rum, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Tequila Suave Tequila, Lemon Juice, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Waking to the Call of the Mock... Light Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Tawny Port
Worth reading
- The Sour Formula: One Ratio, Twenty Drinks Two parts spirit, one part citrus, one part sweet. Learn the shape and the Daiquiri, the Margarita, the Gimlet and the Whiskey Sour come free.
- What to Use When You Are Out of Limes Bottled juice, cordial and lemon all work as lime substitutes, but each one changes the drink. Here is what to reach for and what to make instead.
