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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- Ruby Fizz Sloe Gin, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Tequila Fizz Tequila, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Sensation Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Absolut Redhead Absolut(R) Peppar Vodka, Grenadine, Lime Juice
- Alabama Brandy, White Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Apple Brandy Sour Apple Brandy, Confectioners' Sugar, Lemon Juice
- Bacchus Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Lime Juice
- Big Dipper Pusser's(R) Rum, Brandy, Lime Juice
- Boston Cooler White Rum, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Duck Soup Bourbon, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri Light Rum, Pineapple, Lime Juice
- Green Beetle Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Hotflash Sloe Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Kerry Cooler Sherry, Irish Whiskey, Soda Water
- Royal Clover Club Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Scotch Holiday Sour Scotch, Cherry Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- X.Y.Z. Cocktail Light Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Debi D Vodka, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Balalika Vodka, Lime Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Between The Sheets White Rum, Cognac, Bols(R) Triple Sec Liqueur
- Far East Shochu, Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Grape Vodka Froth Vodka, Grape Juice, Lemon Juice
- Japanese Cocktail Brandy, Orgeat Syrup, Lime Juice
- Ordinary Seaman White Rum, Dark Rum, Confectioners' Sugar
- Sea Fizz Absinthe, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Green Hope Cossack(R) Vodka, Bols(R) Green Curaçao Liqueur, Bols(R) Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Polo Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice
- Anestesia Vodka, Passoa(R) Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Blinker Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Grapefruit Juice, Grenadine
- Cherries from Heaven Cherry Liqueur, Lemon Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Cosmalize Alizé(R) Gold Passion Liqueur, Citrus Vodka, Cranberry Juice
- Pink Top Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Sir Walter Cocktail Brandy, Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Strongarm Blended Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Van Vleet Light Rum, Maple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Ultimate Margarita Tequila, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Blue Devil Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Casa Blanca Light Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Classic Sidecar Cognac, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Clover Leaf Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Henry's Special Champagne, Brandy, Grapefruit Juice
- Kamikaze Vodka, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Yellow Boxer Tequila, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Hemingway Daiquiri Light Rum, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Blue Long Island Vodka, Gin, Light Rum
- Bourbon Sour Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Charger Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Gull's Wing Tequila, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Lemon Juice
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.
