Whiskey was not, however, the first sour.” “‘Punches are the earliest form of cocktail we know, and due to the similarity in ingredients, many think of the punch leading the way to the Sour. Origin Of The Whiskey SourĪccording to cocktail maestro Hayley Dixon of Proximo, the Sour cocktail is said to have been born out of the original way of making a punch. It uses a couple of steps in the method that you may not have come across before, so it’s also prime time to learn some advanced cocktail making techniques.
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It’s a great cocktail to learn how to make, with its method being applied to virtually any other cocktail within the sours family. The history of the whiskey sour can be traced back several hundred years, and it’s believed to have been used for medicinal purposes – other than just the general taking away of the ‘hurt’ brought on by drinking.
While the base spirit is still the dominant flavour in a whiskey sour (we’re deliberately using the spelling of whiskey, as American bourbon whiskey is the most-used varietal), because of the addition of the other ingredients, it isn’t so harsh, so can be a good entry-point to the wonderful and convoluted world of whisky/whiskey.
Part of the sour family of cocktails – meaning a base liquor mixed with lemon or lime juice and a sweetener, and occasionally egg white – a whiskey sour is a perfect cocktail to skip on for those with a particularly sweet tooth (contrary to the drink’s name). If you can’t quite get your tastebuds around the varietals of whiskey (or whisky, if you’re not American) when drinking neat or on the rocks, but you like sweet drinks and cocktails, then the whisky sour is for you.
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