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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- Hocus Pocus Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Jean Lafitte Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Red Finnish Finlandia(R) Vodka, Strawberry Brandy, Lime Juice
- DeeDee Cocktail Gin, Cranberry Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Irish Shillelagh Irish Whiskey, Sloe Gin, Overproof Rum
- Linstead Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Pineapple Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Scotch Fix Caster Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Cadalac Margarita Sauza(R) Tequila, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Brooklynite Jamaican Dark Rum, Honey, Lime Juice
- Doralto Tequila, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Frozen Strawberry-Rhubarb Daiq... 151 Proof Rum, Lime Juice, Strawberry Rhubarb Juice
- Brandy Daisy Brandy, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Davis Cocktail Light Rum, Dry Vermouth, Lime Juice
- Fox Trot Light Rum, Lemon Juice, Curaçao Liqueur
- Gin Sling Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Skip And Go Naked Gin, Sour Mix, Beer
- Jolly Rancher Jello Shots DeKuyper(R) Pucker(R) Sour Apple Liqueur, Jell-O(R) Green Apple, Water
- Ankle Breaker 151 Proof Rum, Cherry Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Blue Grass Cocktail Bourbon, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Canadian Cherry Canadian Whisky, Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Cubano Lime Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Jamaican Gold Rum
- Danny's Special Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Gin Daisy Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Hop Toad Apricot Liqueur, Light Rum, Lime Juice
- Jacqueline Cocktail Triple Sec Liqueur, Dark Rum, Lime Juice
- Jamaican Cocktail Dark Rum, Coffee Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Saxon Cocktail Light Rum, Grenadine, Lime Juice
- Vodka Sour Vodka, Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Cosmotequila Casa Noble(R) Reposado Tequila, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Flim Flam Light Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Kentucky Blizzard Bourbon, Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice
- Mark Twain Cocktail Scotch, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Nevins Bourbon, Apricot Brandy, Grapefruit Juice
- New York Sour Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Raspberry Blush Dark Rum, Dry Vermouth, Lime Juice
- Silver King Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Tamarindotini Grey Goose(R) Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Tamarindo Puree
- Tweetie Bird Light Rum, Lime Juice, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Blue Balalaika Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Hair Raiser 100 Proof Vodka, Rock & Rye(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Quarter Deck Cocktail Light Rum, Cream Sherry, Lime Juice
- 73 Bus #2 Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Banderas Tomato Juice, Tequila Blanco, Lemon Juice
- Brandy Sour Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- City Rickey Gin, Lime Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Combustible Edison Brandy, Campari(R) Bitter, Lemon Juice
- Cracklin' Rosie White Rum, Bols(R) Crème de Banane Liqueur, Passion Fruit Juice
- John Collins Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
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.
