A Whisky Sour cocktail recipe, served with orange and cherry in a short glass

Whiskey sour

Name: Whiskey sour
Ingredients: 2 parts bourbon; 1 part lemon juice; ½ part sugar syrup; ½ part egg white; Cubed ice; To garnish: 1 cherry and an orange slice

Not Too Tricky

About the recipe

The lemon in this whisky recipe rounds off the alcohol and gives it an edgy sharpness. Simple and sophisticated.

nutrition per serving

Calories

Fat

Saturates

Sugars

11%

Salt

Protein

Carbs

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Drinks tube

Ingredients

2 parts bourbon

1 part lemon juice

½ part sugar syrup

½ part egg white

Cubed ice

To garnish: 1 cherry and an orange slice

Method

Put ice and all of the ingredients into a shaker and shake hard for about 20 seconds to chill the liquid really well
Strain the mix into a glass filled with ice and garnish with the cherry and orange slice

Tags

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