Best Whiskey Sours Recipes

FRESH WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Combine the whiskey, lemon juice, lime juice and syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and fill two-thirds full with the cocktail mixture. Shake for 30 seconds and pour into glasses. Add a maraschino cherry and serve ice cold.
• Sugar syrup: Put 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Chill thoroughly before using.

WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Combine the Bourbon, lemon juice, lime juice and syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, then fill two-thirds full with the cocktail mixture. Shake for 30 seconds and serve it straight up or over ice in a highball glass with a maraschino cherry.

WHISKEY SOURS

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• In a large pitcher or punch bowl, stir together the orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate and water until well blended. Stir in whiskey and garnish with maraschino cherries and orange slices.

WHISKEY SOURS

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• In a pitcher, combine orange juice, lemon juice, triple sec, and whiskey. Serve over ice, topped with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry, if desired.

FRESH WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Note: to make sugar syrup, bring 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar to a boil, simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved; chill before using.
• Combine the whiskey, lemon juice, lime juice, and sugar syrup.
• Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice; pour in the drink mix 2/3 full.
• Shake vigorously for 15 seconds and strain into glasses.
• Add a maraschino cherry and serve ice cold.

MARMALADE WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Combine bourbon, lime juice, sugar, marmalade, and bitters in a pitcher. Stir vigorously until sugar and marmalade are dissolved.
• Fill rocks glasses with crushed ice, top with bourbon mixture, and serve each with a maraschino cherry and a drizzle of cherry liquid.

LEMON WHISKEY SOURS WITH FRESH CHERRIES

Steps:

• Rub lemon wedge on rims of 8 glasses, then dip rims in sugar.
• Combine whiskey, kirsch, lemon juice, sugar, bitters, and ice in a pitcher, stirring until sugar dissolves. Divide among ice-filled glasses, garnish each with a cherry and a strip of lemon zest, and serve immediately.

SIMPLE SYRUP FOR WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Let cool.

FRESH WHISKEY SOURS

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• Prepare 4 glasses: Place 1/4 cup orange juice in a shallow dish. Fill another shallow dish 1/2-inch deep with sanding sugar. Dip rims of glasses into juice and then into sugar. Chill in refrigerator 10 minutes.
• Place remaining 1 cup orange juice, sugar, lemon juice, and bourbon in a blender. Fill blender to top with ice. Blend until smooth, and transfer to prepared glasses. Garnish with orange or lemon slices.

FRESH WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• - Combine the whiskey, lemon juice, lime juice, and syrup. - Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and pour in the drink mix 2/3 full. - Shake for 15 seconds and pour into glasses. - Add a maraschino cherry and serve ice cold. Note: To make the sugar syrup, bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil, and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved. Chill before using.

HOT AND NUTTY WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Bring Nocello, whiskey, simple syrup, and lemon juice to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Divide among 4 mugs, and garnish each with a cinnamon stick.

RON'S HOLIDAY WHISKEY SOURS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a 1-gallon size plastic milk jug. Put lid on jug and shake vigorously.
• Put a marachino cherry in each glass. Add ice chips and fill with whiskey sour.