Lemon Whiskey Sour Recipes

LEMON WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• Rub the rim of an old fashioned glass with lemon wedge. Fill a saucer with sugar, and dip the glass, upside down, into the sugar.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add whiskey, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon superfine sugar, and shake until sugar dissolves. Strain into an ice-filled old fashioned glass, and garnish with lemon slice and a cherry.

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.

CLASSIC WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• Shake the whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup and pasteurized egg white in a shaker, then add ice and shake again. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Add a lemon peel and cherry.

CLASSIC WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• Combine the simple syrup, lemon juice and whiskey in a shaker. Fill with ice. Cover and shake for about 30 seconds, until the shaker is frosty. Strain into martini glasses and garnish with a maraschino cherry. This can also be served in tumblers full of ice.

MEYER LEMON AND THYME WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• For the simple syrup: Combine the sugar, thyme and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit for 20 minutes to infuse. Strain the syrup into a container and discard the thyme.
• For the whiskey sour: Combine the bourbon, Meyer lemon juice and 1 1/2 ounces thyme simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and a thyme sprig. Serve.

JANNELL'S WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• Combine sugar and lemon juice in a short glass; stir until mostly dissolved. Mix in water and whiskey. Add ice.

EASY HOMEMADE WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• Stir simple syrup, whiskey, and lemon juice together in a glass. Stir in ice. Garnish with cherry.