Style

Sour Cocktails

Citrus, sugar, spirit. The classic sour template, in many guises.

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The sour is the most-copied formula in cocktail history: roughly two parts spirit, one part citrus, one part sweetener, shaken hard. Change the spirit and you have a different drink — bourbon gives you a Whiskey Sour, tequila a Margarita, white rum a Daiquiri, gin a Gimlet.

Once you can balance a sour by taste, you can build dozens of variations without ever opening a recipe book.

Who it's for

Anyone who likes bright, balanced drinks. Sours are also the best place to learn how to taste a cocktail and adjust it.

How to choose

Pick the spirit you want to pour and start there. Add egg white for a silkier finish if you like the texture, leave it out if you don't.