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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- September Morning Light Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lime Juice
- Tobago White Rum, Gin, Lime Juice
- Victory Collins Vodka, Lemon Juice, Grape Juice
- Whiskey Hot Toddy Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Whiskey Swizzle Blended Whiskey, Aromatic Bitters, Lime Juice
- Brandy Cassis Brandy, Lemon Juice, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- California Lemonade Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Cape Cod Cooler Sloe Gin, Gin, Cranberry Juice
- Delta Cocktail Scotch, Southern Comfort(R), Lime Juice
- Gin-berry Tanqueray(R) 10 Gin, Crème de Mûre Liqueur, Crème de Framboise Liqueur
- Knickerbocker Special White Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Lolita Tequila, Lime Juice, Honey
- Maraca Tequila Blanco, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Pisco Sour Pisco, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Sherman Tank Blended Whiskey, B&B(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Whiskey Sling Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Buddha's Hand Hangar One(R) Buddha's Hand Vodka, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Commando Cocktail Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Cornell Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Gin Cassis Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Ink Street Rye Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice
- Lemon Squash Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup, Soda Water
- Tini Rita Absolut(R) Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- AWOL Amaretto Liqueur, Scotch, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Columbia Cocktail Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Joel Stoli(R) Strasberi Vodka, Marie Brizard(R) Crème de Fraise Des Bois Liqueur, Strawberry Puree
- North Pole Cocktail Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Pit Cocktail Gin, Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- Cherry Crush Cherries, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Jenny's Summer Delight Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Sour Mix
- Ambience Cognac, Vodka, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur
- Bourbon Fix Granulated Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Bumpo Aged Rum, Lime Juice, Caster Sugar
- Cossack Cocktail Vodka, Cognac, Lime Juice
- Gin Swizzle Lime Juice, Caster Sugar, Gin
- Gorky Park Vodka, Cherry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Jack Rose Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Manhasset Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Neato Bandito Tequila Reposado, Blueberry Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Third Rail Bacardi(R) Añejo Rum, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Boot Hill Blended Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice
- El Diego Diamante Aged Tequila, Tamarind, Lime Juice
- Kabuki Sake, Rose's(R) Lime Juice, Sour Mix
- Lemon Drop Extraordinaire Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Lemon Drop Martini Vodka, Bols(R) Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Shark's tooth Dark Rum, Lime Juice, Lemon Juice
- Twin Hills Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Whiskey Fix Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
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.
