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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- Gala Margarita Tequila, Gran Gala(R) Orange Liqueur, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- B&B Collins Brandy, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Calm Voyage Light Rum, Liquore Strega(R), Passion Fruit Syrup
- Cherie Cherry Liqueur, Light Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Cranberry Caipirinha Aquavit, Granulated Sugar, Water
- Beachcomber Caster Sugar, Light Rum, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Grapefruit Nog Brandy, Grapefruit Juice, Lemon Juice
- Green Fairy Absinthe, Water, Lemon Juice
- Ma Bonnie Wee Hen Scotch, Cream Sherry, Orange Juice
- Missile Rider Vodka, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Scotch Sour Scotch, Lime Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Southern Bride Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Vicious Sid Light Rum, Southern Comfort(R), Triple Sec Liqueur
- Rail Splitter Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale
- Arch de Triumph Calvados, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- La Belle Quebec Canadian Whisky, Brandy, Cherry Brandy
- Love Wrench Sarticious(R) Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- Rum Collins Light Rum, Lime Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Rum Fix Light Rum, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Screaming Viking Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Lime Juice
- Spring Feeling Cocktail Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Voodoo Lady Triple Sec Liqueur, Cognac, Lemon Juice
- Brandy Gump Brandy, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Double Standard Sour Blended Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Frozen Apple Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lime Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Love Cocktail Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice, Raspberry Juice
- Sloppy Joe's Cocktail No. 1 Light Rum, Dry Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Blue Margarita Tequila, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Huntsman Cocktail Vodka, Jamaican Dark Rum, Lime Juice
- Rattler Tequila Reposado, Grapefruit Juice, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Artists' Special Scotch, Sweet Sherry, Grenadine
- Bennet Cocktail Gin, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Classic Cocktail Brandy, Curaçao Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Cuban Cocktail Light Rum, Lime Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Jock Collins Scotch, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Killer Kyle Smirnoff(R) Watermelon Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Lemon Juice
- Rattlesnake Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Anise
- Killer Margarita Tequila, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Tom Stover Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
- Arthur Tompkins Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Gates Of Hell Tequila, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Gazette Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Applejack Sour Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- City Slicker Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Clover Club Royal Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Elk's Own Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Port, Lemon Juice
- Gege Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Habaneros Rum, Lime Juice, Grenadine
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.
