Sour (cocktail)

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Sours
A typical whiskey sour in a non-standard glass.
Type: Cocktail Family
Alcohol common in this class of cocktail:
Notes: See the article for specifics.

A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks. Common examples of sours are the Margarita and the Sidecar. Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book, How to Mix Drinks [1] Sours are mixed drinks containing a base liquor (bourbon or some other whiskey in the case of a whiskey sour), lemon or lime juice, and a sweetener (triple sec, simple syrup, grenadine, or pineapple juice are common).[2]

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[edit] List of sours

[edit] Gin sour

The Gin Sour is a traditional mixed cocktail which antedates Prohibition.

In an 1898 book by Finley Dunne, Mr. Dooley includes it in a list of great American inventions:[1]

I have seen America spread out fr'm th' Atlantic to th' Pacific... An' th' invintions, — th' steam-injine an' th' printin-press an th' cotton gin an' the gin sour an' th' bicycle an' th' flying machine an' th' nickel-in-th'-slot machine an' th' Croker machine an' th' sody fountain an' — crownin' wur-ruk iv our civilization — th' cash raygister.

Popular during the 1940s, Kevin Starr includes it in "an array of drinks (the gin sour, the whiskey sour, the gin rickey, the Tom Collins, the pink lady, the old fashioned) that now seem period pieces, evocative of another era."[2]

[edit] Pisco sour

Main article: Pisco Sour

The Pisco Sour contains pisco brandy (an un-aged grape brandy from the region of Peru and Chile), lemon juice (lime juice in Peru), sugar, egg white, and regional bitters (like Amargo bitters, though Angostura bitters work if regional bitters are unavailable[3]). It is shaken, strained, and served straight in a cocktail glass. The addition of egg white creates a foamier consistency. Sour (cocktail) recipe at DrinkBoy

[edit] Whiskey sour

This drink is designated as an
IBA Official Cocktail
Whiskey Sour
Type: Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:
Served: shaken
Standard garnish: Sugared glass, lemon rind
Standard drinkware: old fashioned or cobbler
IBA specified ingredients†:
  • 4.5 cl (3 parts) Blended whiskey
  • 3.0 cl (2 parts) fresh lemon juice
  • 1.5 cl (1 part) Gomme syrup
  • dash egg white (optional)
Preparation: Shake with ice, strain into glass.

The Whiskey Sour is a famous mixed drink containing Bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and optionally a dash of egg white. It is shaken and served either straight or over ice. The traditional garnish is half an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. Sour (cocktail) recipe at DrinkBoy

[edit] White lady

White Lady
Type: Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:
Served: shaken
Standard garnish: Sugared glass, lemon rind
Standard drinkware:
Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:
  • One part gin
  • One part Cointreau
  • One part lemon juice
Preparation: Mix the ingredients in a shaker half full of ice. Strain and serve in a sugar-rimmed glass. Garnish with a strip of lemon rind
Notes: This cocktail is a variant of the Sidecar

White Lady (also known as a Delilah, Chelsea Side-car and Lillian Forever) is essentially a Sidecar made with gin in place of brandy. The cocktail sometimes also includes additional ingredients, e.g. egg white, sugar and cream.

It is disputed who originally invented this cocktail. There are at least two different opinions. Firstly, that this cocktail was devised by Harry MacElhone in 1919 at Ciro's Club in London. He original used Creme de Menthe, but replaced it with gin at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in 1929. [4]

But The Savoy's Harry Craddock also claims the White Lady (Gin, Cointreau, fresh lemon juice). The recipe appears in his Savoy Cocktail Book, published in 1930. [5]

[edit] Other sours

  • Brandy Sour or Brandy Daisy (Jerry Thomas, 1887) — brandy, curaçao, sugar, lemon juice, shaken and strained into a wine glass.
  • Cypriot Brandy Sour — Cyprus brandy, lemon cordial and bitters, stirred in a tall glass, and topped with soda or lemonade.
  • Santa Cruz Sour (Jerry Thomas, 1887) — Santa Cruz rum, sugar, lemon juice, shaken and strained into a wine glass.

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Paul Clarke. Make Yourself Comfortable. September 25, 2005. The Cocktail Chronicles. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Regan, Gary. The Joy of Mixology, The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft. (2003) Clarkson Potter. ISBN 0-6096-0884-3.
  3. ^ Goode, JJ. Cocktail of the month. Epicurious. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  4. ^ Drink Recipe - White Lady
  5. ^ 101 cocktails that shook the world: #5: The White Lady | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  Jacques Barzun, 2001 (reprint), Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, University of Illinois, ISBN 0-252-07029-1. Originally published by Small, Maynard and Co., 1898. Collected from newspaper columns. Online sources cite 1897 as the year of this particular quotation.
  2. ^  Kevin Starr, 2002, "Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940–1950 (Americans and the California Dream)", Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-512437-5, A9 page image
  3. ^  Tom Bullock, 1917, The Ideal Bartender. Project Gutenberg eBook. The directions "½ Lime Juice" and "½ Orange Juice" are as given in the source and presumably refer to the juice of half a lime and half an orange, respectively.

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