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Classic Whiskey Sour
Tart, smooth, and balanced — whiskey, lemon, sugar, and egg white foam shake into the perfect sour. Serve over rocks with a cherry.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Calories
- 180
- Protein
- 1g
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Ingredients
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Step 1
Pour whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white into a cocktail shaker.
Step 2
Shake vigorously without ice for 10 seconds to emulsify the egg white into foam.
Step 3
Add ice cubes to the shaker and shake hard for 10 seconds until very cold.
Step 4
Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
Step 5
Top with a cherry and serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- cocktail shaker
- jigger or measuring cup
- rocks glass
- bar strainer or Hawthorne strainer
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