Sour Cocktails

Sour cocktails like the Whiskey Sour, the Sidecar, and the Daiquiri are among the most well-known and totally-drinkable drinks – total crowd-pleasers.

The classic sour recipe is easy to riff on: 2 parts base spirit, ¾ part sour, ¾ part sweet. You’ll see those proportions repeat often in this category of drinks, along with plenty of variations on the theme.

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Rhubarb Cooler cocktail with gin, lemon juice, lime juice, rhubarb syrup, and club soda
Rhubarb Cooler
Gin, Rhubarb syrup, Lemon...


Too Soon sour cocktail by Sam Ross with gin, cynar, lemon juice, simple syrup, and orange
Too Soon?
Orange, Gin, Artichoke amaro...


Tasteful Nudes sour cocktail with blanco tequila, Aperol, pink grapefruit juice, rosemary simple syrup, lime juice, grapefruit bitters, and fresh rosemary
Tasteful Nudes
Blanco tequila, Sweet orange apéritif, Grapefruit...


Pretty in the Pines cocktail with gin, pomegranate juice, lime, and rosemary syrup.
Pretty in the Pines
Gin, Pomegranate juice, Lime...


Polynesian Spell cocktail by Sandro Conti, with grape juice, lemon juice, triple sec, peach brandy, simple syrup, and gin
Polynesian Spell
Gin, Triple sec, Peach liqueur...


Way Back Home cocktail with rosemary, bourbon, lemon juice, and maple syrup.
Way Back Home
Rosemary, Bourbon, Lemon...


Daley Sour
Malört, Apple brandy, Cinnamon syrup...


Yuzu Daiquiri with light rum, lime juice, yuzu liqueur, simple syrup, and salt
Yuzu Daiquiri
Light rum, Yuzu liqueur, Lime...


Fresa Patada cocktail with cachaça, yuzu liqueur, lemon juice, passion fruit syrup, honey syrup, chile bitters, and strawberry soda
Fresa Patada
Unaged cachaça, Yuzu liqueur, Lemon...


Jakartian Peardition sour cocktail by Guillermo Bravo, featuring Batavia arrack, oloroso sherry, pear brandy, lime, grapefruit, orgeat, cinnamon syrup
Jakartian Peardition
Batavia arrack, Dry sherry, Pear brandy...


Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady
Scotch, Batavia arrack, Pineapple...


Mazda 5 cocktail by Aida Mollenkamp, featuring tequila, Grand Marnier, guava nectar, jalapeno, lime, and agave nectar
Mazda 5
Aged tequila, Orange curaçao, Hot pepper...


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