What is a sour?
Sour: Spirit plus citrus plus sweetener, often with egg white. Whiskey Sour, Daiquiri and Margarita are all sours.
- Category
- Drink family
- Taste
- Tart and sweet, balanced.
- Strength
- Medium
- Similar to
- Daiquiri, Margarita
- Also called
- sours
The story
Sours appear in Jerry Thomas's 1862 Bar-Tender's Guide, the first American cocktail book. Spirit, citrus and sugar have been the backbone of mixing ever since.