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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- Elephant Lips Dark Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Fireman's Sour Light Rum, Lime Juice, Grenadine
- Greenham's Grotto Gin, Brandy, Orgeat Syrup
- Kurant Collins Absolut(R) Kurant Vodka, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Screamin Hudson Canadian Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Viva Villa Tequila, Lime Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Amer Picon Cocktail Grenadine, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Apple Car Calvados, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Bourble Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Brittany Cocktail Gin, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Chain Lightning Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Eldorado Tequila, Lemon Juice, Honey
- Fish House Punch Dark Rum, Lemon Juice, Brandy
- Imperial Fizz Light Rum, Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice
- Lime Chiver Chartreuse(R) Herbal Liqueur, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Smiler Tequila, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- American Grog Rum, Confectioners' Sugar, Lemon Juice
- Commodore Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Daiquiri Natural White Rum, Sugar Syrup, Lime Juice
- Flamingo Rita Tequila, Strawberries, Sour Mix
- Orange Rita Triple Sec Liqueur, Jose Cuervo(R) Especial Gold Tequila, Lime Juice
- Aberdeen Angus Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Honey
- Blue Fox Trot Light Rum, Lemon Juice, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Bourbon Black Hawk #2 Bourbon, Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice
- Cactus Bite Tequila, Lemon Juice, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Garbo Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Swedish Punsch
- Rye Sour Rye Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Texas Prairie Fire Tequila, Lime Juice, Tabasco(R) Sauce
- French Daiquiri White Rum, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Frisco Rye Whiskey, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Jackie O's Rose White Rum, Lime Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Kingston Spiced Rum, Gin, Lime Juice
- Stirrup Cup Cherry Brandy, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Apple Blow Fizz Apple Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Fancy Tequila Cocktail Sauza Hornitos(R) Reposado Tequila, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Pegu Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Stanley Cocktail Light Rum, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Cadillac Margarita Tequila, Sour Mix, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Coffee Sour Coffee Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Frozen Margarita #1 Tequila, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Admiral Rye Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Bacardi Special Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Gin, Lime Juice
- Bourbon Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Bridesmaid Cooler Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Cutty Collins Cutty Sark(R) Scotch Whisky, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Haymaker Maker's Mark(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Triple Sec Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Maiden's Blush Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cherry Brandy
- Royal Cocktail Gin, 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.
