Sour Recipes

This is a page for historical recipes for the Sour; and by Sour I mean as in Whiskey Sour; not any drink that contains something sour. Pre-1960 recipes would be best.

Jerry Thomas, 1862

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Santa Cruz Sour.

• (Use small bar-glass.)
• Take 1 large tea-spoonful of white sugar dissolved

in a little Seltzer or Apollinaris water.

• 3 dashes of lemon juice.
• 1 wine-glass of Santa Cruz rum.

Fill the glass full of shaved ice, shake up and strain into a claret glass, ornament with orange and berries in season.

Gin Sour.

• (Use small bar-glass.)
• Take 1 large tea-spoonful of white sugar dissolved in

a little Seltzer or Apollinaris water.

• 2 or 3 dashes of lemon juice.
• 1 wine-glass of Holland or Old Tom gin.

Fill the glass full of shaved ice, shake up, and strain into a claret glass. Dress the top with orange, or pineapple and berries.

Whiskey Sour.

• (Use small bar-glass.)
• Take 1 large tea-spoonful of powdered white sugar,

dissolved in a little Seltzer or Apollinaris water.

• The juice of half a small lemon.
• 1 wine-glass of Bourbon or rye whiskey.

Fill the glass full of shaved ice, shake up and strain into a claret glass. Ornament with berries.

Brandy Sour.

• (Use small bar-glass.)
• Take 1 large tea-spoonful. of powdered white sugar,

dissolved in a little Apollinaris or Seltzer water.

• The juice of half a lemon.
• 1 dash of Curacoa.
• 1 wine-glass of brandy.

Fill the glass with shaved ice, shake, and strain into a claret glass. Ornament with orange and berries

External References of Interest

• "The sour in a Whiskey Sour" - Webtender Discussion Thread