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Whiskey Sour
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Whiskey Sour

Whiskey with lemon juice and sugar, shaken and served ice-cold — a bar classic since the 19th century, optionally with a creamy egg-white foam crown (No. 6 in the Drinks International ranking 2025).

⏱️ Prep time 5 min. 🍳 Cook time 0 min. 🍽️ 1 servings 📊 Difficulty: easy

Source / link: US-amerikanische Bar-Kultur (Klassiker)

Ingredients

Amounts adjust automatically.
6 cl Bourbon or rye whiskey
3 cl Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 cl Sugar syrup
nach Bedarf Ice cubes
1 Scheibe (Garnitur) Orange
1 Stück (Garnitur) Cocktail cherry

Preparation

  1. 1 Add the whiskey, lemon juice and sugar syrup with ice to the shaker.
  2. 2 Shake vigorously and strain into a tumbler with fresh ice.
  3. 3 Garnish with an orange slice and a cocktail cherry.
  4. 4 For the creamy version, first dry shake 1 egg white without ice for 15 seconds, then shake again with ice and strain.

Notes & tips

Note: Contains alcohol — not suitable for children or pregnant women. With 1 egg white the drink becomes creamier and gets a foam crown (it then contains egg; vegan alternative: 2 tbsp aquafaba). When using raw egg, make sure it is fresh.

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
272 kcal
Protein
1 g
Fat
0 g
Carbs
12 g

– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)

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