# Whiskey Sour

Bourbon, lemon, and sugar with optional egg white for a soft, foamy texture.

Strength: 24% ABV

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Bourbon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/bourbon.md)
- 25 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 15 ml [Simple syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/simple-syrup.md)
- a few drops [Egg white](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/egg-white.md) — Optional

## Glassware

Cobbler glass

## Garnish

- Orange slice
- Orange zest — Optional alternative to the orange slice.
- Maraschino cherry

## Method

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice, shaking more vigorously when using egg white.
2. Strain into a cobbler glass.
3. For an on-the-rocks serve, strain instead into an ice-filled old fashioned glass.

## Related drinks

- [Gold Rush](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gold-rush.md): A bourbon sour sweetened with rich honey syrup instead of sugar.
- [Port Light](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/port-light.md): Bourbon becomes unmistakably tropical when sharp lemon meets passion fruit and pomegranate over crushed ice in Sandro Conti's direct Midwestern tiki sour.
- [Whiskey Smash](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-smash.md): Muddled lemon flesh and peel make this bourbon-and-mint cooler more pulpy and aromatic than either a Whiskey Sour or a Mint Julep.
- [Brown Derby](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brown-derby.md): Grapefruit's fragrant bitterness and honey's rounded sweetness pull in opposite directions around bourbon, producing a leaner sour than the three ingredients imply.
- [Iron Ranger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/iron-ranger.md): Erick Castro's bourbon-led tropical drink, bringing pineapple and lemon into focus with falernum, sugar, spice, and serious whiskey weight.
- [Gin Basil Smash](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gin-basil-smash.md): Fresh basil is muddled through Jörg Meyer's bright 2008 gin sour, making vivid green aroma a structural ingredient.
- [Halekulani](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/halekulani.md): High-proof bourbon carries three fresh juices, restrained grenadine, and bitters in a poised Waikiki hotel drink that feels sharper than its tropical ingredients suggest.
- [Midnight Stinger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/midnight-stinger.md): Bourbon and Fernet-Branca meet as equals in a lemon sour over crushed ice, turning the amaro's menthol force into something bracing, cooling, and unexpectedly easy to drink.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-sour
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/whiskey-sour-9affa878.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/whiskey-sour/