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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- Pick-Me-Up Brandy, Grenadine, Sugar Syrup
- September Morn White Rum, Grenadine, Confectioners' Sugar
- JimPop's Margarita Tequila, Lime Juice, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- 209 East Cocktail Sauza Hornitos(R) Reposado Tequila, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Marie Brizard(R) Crème de Fraise Des Bois Liqueur
- Blimey Scotch, Lime Juice, Caster Sugar
- Delilah Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Dive Bomb Dark Rum, Cherry Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Dreaming in Antalya Bacardi(R) Dark Rum, Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Grass Is Greener Light Rum, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Jamaica Cooler Dark Rum, 7Up(R), Orange Bitters
- Lemon Drop Vodka, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Brandy Swizzle Lime Juice, Caster Sugar, Brandy
- Doctor Dawson Tequila, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Highland Cooler Scotch, Angostura(R) Bitters, Lemon Juice
- Sand-Grown-Un Dark Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Cherry Brandy
- Whiskey Fizz Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Bee's Knees London Dry Gin, Honey, Lemon Juice
- Shark's Bite Southern Comfort(R), Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice
- Senorita Margarita Tequila, Triple Sec Liqueur, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Blue Train Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Bali Hai Light Rum, Aguardiente, Lime Juice
- Bellamy Scotch Sour Scotch, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice
- Lime Vodka Collins Lime Vodka, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Nevada Cocktail Light Rum, Grapefruit Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Aubade Rum, Grenadine, Lime Juice
- Cherry Sour Vodka, Lemon Juice, Soda Water
- Frisco Sour Blended Whiskey, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Gin Fix Granulated Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Planter's Cocktail Rum, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Rasmopolitan Martini Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Absolut(R) Raspberri Vodka, Lime Juice
- Tiger Woods Vodka, Lemon Juice, Cranberry Juice
- Italian Margarita Amaretto Liqueur, Sour Mix, Jose Cuervo(R) Tequila
- Brandy Crusta Brandy, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Curaçao Liqueur
- Caipirissima Lime, Granulated Sugar, White Rum
- Clover Club Gin, Raspberry Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Federal Punch Bourbon, Dark Rum, Cognac
- Liberator Vodka, Melon Liqueur, Mango Juice
- Tequila Collins Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar, Tequila
- Franko Ra Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Granulated Sugar, Orange Juice
- French 125 Sour Mix, Brandy, Champagne
- Aruba Cocktail Gin, White Curaçao Liqueur, Egg Whites
- Brandy Fix Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Devil's Tail Light Rum, Vodka, Lime Juice
- Diamond Head Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Eastern Sour Bourbon, Lime Juice, Orange Juice
- Kiss the Boys Goodbye Brandy, Sloe Gin, Lemon
- Mexicana Tequila, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Purple Gecko Tequila, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Red Curaçao Liqueur
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.
