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Whatever Happened To ...The Whiskey Sour?
Recipe from Restaurant
At one time several years ago, not a day went by when I didn't sell a
whiskey sour or two or three at my restaurant.
Now it seems this particular one-time classic alcoholic beverage has
become less popular.
Whiskey Sour Recipe (Dedicated to Potato Joe, wherever he is)
A Real Restaurant Drink Recipe
Preparation time: 1 minute. Serves 1.
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces bourbon (or sub rye, or Scotch or Irish Whiskey)
1 1/2 ounces lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon super fine sugar or powdered sugar or sugar syrup (simple syrup)
Ice
Orange slice, Maraschino cherry for garnish or a lemon twist
Instructions:
In an ice filled shaker, place the above ingredients in this order: sugar, lemon, and then the
bourbon
Shake well and strain into a rocks glass
Garnish with an orange slice and cherry or a twist of lemon and serve
I read somewhere that the original whiskey sour restaurant recipe contained a teaspoon of raw
egg white. If true, no one I know every uses raw egg white today for health reasons.
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