Description
Celebrate the holidays with a classic Whiskey Sour made with bourbon, fresh lemon, honey syrup, and egg whiteāsimple, silky, and perfectly festive.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 2 ounces Bourbon Whiskey
- 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 ounce honey simple syrup (see note)
- 1 egg white
- Garnish: Luxardo cherry, lemon peel
Serve in a coupe glass.Ā
Instructions
- Add ingredients to the shaker. Place bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, honey, simple syrup, and one large egg white in a cocktail shaker.
- Shake dry. Shake without ice.
- Shake with ice. Then add ice, shake hard for a full minute. This will make the egg white frothy and light.Ā
- Strain. Strain into a coupe glass āwe are aiming for a good layer of froth here!
- Garnish. Garnish with a luxardo cherry (skewered) and/or lemon peelĀ
Equipment
Notes
Honey simple syrup is made with one part honey and one part water.Ā To make 1 ounce of honey simple syrup mixĀ 1 tablespoon honey with 1 tablespoon water. You won’t need the whole ounce for this recipe. (If you want to be very precise, mix Ā¾ tablespoons honey with Ā¾ tablespoon waterĀ to make Ā¾ ounce of honey simple syrup.)
Variations: Try Japanese whiskey and yuzu juice for a fun twist. Or serve it in a rocks glass over a large ice cube.Ā
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 ounces
- Calories: 203
- Sugar: 11.5 g
- Sodium: 55.1 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.8 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
