How to prepare a Whiskey Sour, the famous southern cocktail. The whiskey sour has its origin in the Peruvian port of Iquique, before the historic naval combat of 1879. The name and preparation was the invention of the Englishman Eliot Stubb. It is a famous cocktail that contains bourbon whiskey, lime juice, white sugar and, optionally, egg white and Angostura. Elliot dreamed that one day he would set up his own bar while working as a butler on a ship. One hot day the ship docked in the port of Iquique and Stubb, when he went out on deck and admired the place where he was, he decided that it would be there where he would carry out his great dream. The steward decided to settle in the vicinity of the passenger dock. He was looking for a drink that was refreshing, sweet and that everyone would like. From now on, Elliot said, “this will be my go-to shot,” thus creating one of the most famous cocktails in the world.
recipe information
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- Preparation time: 5 minutes
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- total time: 5 minutes
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- rations: 1
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- Category: drinks
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- Type of cocktail bar: international
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- calories: 163 kcal per glass
Whiskey sour ingredients for 1 person
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- 50ml whiskey
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- 30ml lime juice
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- 2 tablespoons of white sugar
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- 20ml egg white
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- 1 dash of Angostura
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- Ice
How to make whiskey sour
We are going to make the cocktail in a cocktail shaker and we start by adding ice to the glass.
We cool the shaker.
We introduce 2 tablespoons of white sugar.
With the help of the juicer we add 3cl of lime juice.
We serve with the 5cl whiskey jigger.
To give the cocktail creaminess we add 2cl of egg white.
1 dash of Angostura.
We are going to do the first shake without ice, which makes it easier to obtain a foamy texture.
Next, we add ice to chill the mixture.
Shake the shaker vigorously again.
We remove the water from the glass
We serve the cocktail in the glass.
We flavored with a twist of lime.
We decorate the cocktail with the skin of the lime and it is ready to serve.
Easy preparation summary
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- We cool glass and shaker
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- Add sugar, lime, whiskey, egg white and Angostura to the shaker
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- Shake dry and then with ice
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- We serve the cocktail in the glass
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- We flavor and decorate with lime peel