Whiskey Cocktail Recipes

Dive into the world of whiskey with The Drinky Drink Project. Here, you’ll find various whiskey cocktail recipes that will blow your mind. Contact me for more information.

Recipe available on liquor.com.

What I’ve made here could be called a Boston Sour, because of the egg white (hence, the foam). Whiskey Sour is whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters – with the option of egg white. ⁣
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The oldest historical mention of a whiskey sour was published in the Wisconsin newspaper, Waukesha Plain Dealer, in 1870 – but the drink itself is much older than that. Because professional sailors suffered from scurvy and other malnutrition and sea-sicknesses, ships began mixing a few ingredients together to serve to the crew. Sailors had a ration of various things, like limes and lemons to prevent scurvy, and liquor for something safe to drink. To prevent a ship full of intoxicated shipmates, the liquor was watered down and lemon or lime juice was added. Hence, we have a very early version of the Sour.⁣
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This is not what I would have expected a whiskey drink to taste like! It tastes like…hmmm…gummy candy! Boozy gummy candy. It’s so good!⁣
(Originally posted April 29, 2020)