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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Bitter End
Light rum, Grapefruit, Lime...


Necromancer cocktail by Vince Bright, with rhum agricole, grapefruit juice, Cocchi Americano, Velvet Falernum, absinthe
Necromancer
Unaged rhum agricole, Grapefruit, White wine apéritif...


Death Bed cocktail by John Deragon, with dark rum, rhum agricole, cherry Heering, lime juice, and pineapple juice
Death Bed
Dark rum, Unaged rhum agricole, Cherry brandy...


Sunset Kid
Aged tequila, Artichoke amaro, Mint fernet...


Flash cocktail with kiwifruit, cucumber, lemon, gin, and simple syrup.
Flash
Kiwifruit, Cucumber, Lemon...


Cold in the Shadows cocktail by Pamela Wiznitzer with Campari, raspberry liqueur, honey syrup, lime juice, and IPA
Cold in the Shadows
Bitter orange apéritif, Raspberry liqueur, Honey syrup...


Dye House cocktail with gin, dry sherry, lemon juice, blueberry syrup, and egg white
Dye House
Gin, Dry sherry, Lemon...


Bitter Apparition
Gin, Allspice dram, Lime...


Session Margarita cocktail recipe with dry sherry, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, agave syrup, and salt
Session Margarita
Dry sherry, Blanco tequila, Triple sec...


No Words, I'm Drinking cocktail by Mike Yoshioka, with pineapple rum, banana liqueur, yellow Chartreuse, and lime juice
No Words, I’m Drinking
Pineapple rum, Banana liqueur, Yellow herbal liqueur...


Seventh Heaven
Gin, Maraschino, Grapefruit...


One-Armed French Hooker cocktail with genever, St. Germain, grapefruit juice, and sparkling white or rose wine.
One-Armed French Hooker
Genever, Elderflower liqueur, Grapefruit...


St. Stephen’s Sour
Cognac, Aged rum, Lemon...


Doubleplusgood
Light rum, Triple sec, Lime...


I Don't Mind You Shooting Me Frank, But Take It Easy on the Rum cocktail with light rum, overproof rum, mint liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup
I Don’t Mind You Shooting Me, Frank, But Take it Easy on the Rum
Light rum, Overproof light rum, Mint liqueur...


Bliss Point cocktail with pineapple rum, limoncello, grapefruit juice, lime juice, ginger syrup, egg white, and creole bitters
Bliss Point
Pineapple rum, Limoncello, Grapefruit...


Bitter French sparkling cocktail with gin, bitter orange aperitif, lemon juice, simple syrup, and sparkling wine
Bitter French
Gin, Bitter orange apéritif, Lemon...


Green Eyes cocktail with gin, lime juice, green Chartreuse, simple syrup, and egg white (or aquafaba)
Green Eyes
Gin, Green herbal liqueur, Lime...


Blod & Skar cocktail with aquavit, scotch, cherry liqueur, sweet vermouth, and orange juice
Blod & Skar
Aquavit, Scotch, Cherry brandy...


Wibble
Gin, Sloe gin, Blackberry liqueur...


Black Forest Sour
Kräuterlikör, Cherry brandy, Lemon...


Washington Apple
Bourbon, Apple liqueur, Cranberry juice...


# Tres
Unaged cachaça, White wine apéritif, Triple sec...


Kusuri
Matcha, Salt, Japanese whisky...


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