We have a myriad of cocktail recipes but this is one of finest cocktail to start with.

The whiskey sour is a perfectly sweet tart, balanced whiskey cocktail that actually dates back to the 1870’s. This recipe uses bourbon and maple syrup: and man, is it tasty! Here’s the recipe and how it came to be.

Whiskey sour ingredients

The whiskey sour (aka bourbon sour) is a classic cocktail. The ingredients for making a whiskey sour recipe are simple! Here’s what you’ll need for this classic sour cocktail:

• Bourbon whiskey: as high quality as possible (you can use any whiskey, but we prefer the flavor of bourbon)
• Lemon juice
• Maple syrup or simple syrup
• Garnish of orange peel and cocktail cherry

I like to use maple syrup to sweeten our cocktails. It’s a natural sweetener and brings a nuanced flavor to a drink that simple syrup does not. In back to back taste tests, maple syrup always wins!. If you prefer the pure, straightforward taste of simple syrup, you can use that too.

Another variation: Make the whiskey sour with honey syrup and it becomes a Gold Rush!

How to make a whiskey sour

Simply shake up the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, and you’re good to go! The measurements in the recipe below: in both ounces and tablespoons to make it easy for family cooking. Just shake all the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker until cold. You can also cheat and just stir them together until the syrup has dissolved. Serve over lots of ice and enjoy! Try clear ice if you want a stunning look.

Whiskey sours are traditionally served with a slice or orange and a cocktail cherry. You can also add an egg white to get a frothy foam topping: that makes it a Boston Sour! When you make this drink with bourbon like we do, you can also call it a Bourbon Sour.