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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- Mainbrace Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Aquarius Scotch, Cherry Brandy, Cranberry Juice
- Blackberry Punch Rum, Blackberry Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Edith Day Cocktail London Dry Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Egg
- Hoopla Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Judge Jr. Rum, Gin, Grenadine
- New York Cocktail Canadian Whisky, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Portuguese Daisy Ruby Port, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Wild Irish Rose Irish Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Alabazam Brandy, Lemon Juice, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Bernardo Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Daisy Dueller Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Doorknob Light Rum, Amaretto Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Eagle Cocktail Gin, Crème de Violette Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Moonlight Apple Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Olympia Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lime Juice
- Quaker's Cocktail Light Rum, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- OC Margarita Sauza(R) Conmemorativo Tequila, Orange Cognac Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Red Raider Triple Sec Liqueur, Bourbon, Lemon Juice
- Bird of Paradise Cooler Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Connecticut Bulldog Gin, Dark Rum, Maple Syrup
- Julius Special Jamaican Dark Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- La Tamarinda Tequila, Water, Tamarind
- Union Appletini Phillips Union(R) Whiskey, Cranberry Juice, Sour Apple Liqueur
- Waborita Tequila, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Bourbon Stone Sour Bourbon, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- K.G.B. Gin, Kirschwasser, Apricot Brandy
- A1 Cocktail Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Berta's Special Tequila, Honey, Orange Bitters
- Bourbon Collins Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- El Floridita Light Rum, Lime Juice, Sweet Vermouth
- Fallen Angel Gin, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Fox And Hounds Bourbon, Pernod(R), Lemon Juice
- Frozen Aquavit Aquavit, Kirschwasser, Lime Juice
- Key Punch Dark Rum, Sugar Syrup, Lime Juice
- R.A.F. Cocktail Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Southern Comfort Sour Southern Comfort(R), Sour Mix
- Applejack Collins Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Biffy Cocktail Gin, Swedish Punsch, Lemon Juice
- Boston Sour Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Hard Case Cognac, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Jamaica Sour Dark Rum, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Saratoga Cocktail Brandy, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Rose Martini Grey Goose(R) Vodka, DeKuyper(R) Pucker(R) Watermelon Liqueur, DeKuyper(R) Pucker(R) Sour Apple Liqueur
- Frozen Midori Sour Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Sour Mix, Granulated Sugar
- Los Angeles Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Citron Splash Martini Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Conchita Tequila Blanco, Grapefruit Juice, 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.
