With: Rye whiskey, chili liqueur, lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, and aromatic bitters. We say: My favoured recipe confirms to eh 4:2:8 sour formular. With: Bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, sugar syrup, aromatic bitters, and egg white. We say: A Penicillin without ginger but with maple syrup in place of honey.

With: Islay single malt, blended Scotch, lemon juice, maple syrup and egg white. With: Blended Scotch, lemon juice, sugar syrup and egg white. We say: My take on Sam Ross' contemporary classic without the raff of making honey & ginger syrup (but should you be so inclined, I've included the recipe). With: Blended Scotch, ginger liqueur (or honey & ginger syrup), Islay single malt, lemon juice and honey syrup. We say: OK, egg white is not classically used in a New York Sour but its better with it. With: Bourbon, lemon juice, sugar syrup, aromatic bitters, egg white, and red wine. We say: A peachy Whiskey Sour with a mild ginger kick. With: Bourbon, peach liqueur, lemon juice, maple syrup, ginger syrup, and egg white. With: Rye whiskey, Bénédictine, Yellow Chartreuse, and lemon juice. We say: A mid-20th century cocktail named after a thoroughbred horse so befits it's bourbon base. With: Bourbon, triple sec, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, and sugar syrup. We say: A orange juice lengthened sour by Trader Vic in 1963. With: Blended Scotch, orange juice, lemon juice, orgeat, and sugar syrup.

We say: A whiskey-based riff on Sam Ross' Kentucky Maid. With: Fresh cucumber, Irish whiskey, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and sugar syrup. We say: Named after a carnivorous animal which, despite its name, bears more resemblance to an oversized weasel. With: Rosemary, bourbon, Yellow Chartreuse, ginger syrup, honey syrup, lemon juice, and lemon bitters. We say: 'A yellow version of Sam Ross' Paper Plane' that has 'the perfume of a hayfield in late summer.' With: Bourbon, gentian liqueur, apricot brandy, and lemon juice. We say: Created by the legendary Dale DeGroff at Manhattan's Rainbow Room. With: Bourbon, lemon juice, pineapple juice, and sugar syrup. We say: A rye whiskey-based New York Sour. With: Rye whiskey, lemon juice, sugar syrup, aromatic bitters, egg white, and red wine. We say: A Scotch whisky-based riff on Dick Bradsell's Bramble. With: Blended Scotch, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and crème de mûre. We say: Reminiscent of a Blood & Sand but with Bénédictine and lemon juice. With: Blended Scotch, Bénédictine, cherry brandy, lemon juice, and blood orange juice.

We say: A rye whiskey-based New Your Sour without egg white (it's even better with). With: Rye whiskey, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and red wine. We say: Bourbon soured with lemon juice and smoothed by egg white. With: Bourbon, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and egg white. We say: A devilishly good bitter sweet, mezcal-laced whiskey sour. With: Bourbon, mezcal, amaro, orgeat, and lemon juice. With this in mind, you may want to try switching whiskies in the following selection of the 20 best. With the many styles of whisk(e)y now produced in countries all around the world, the humble and straightforward Whisk(e)y Sour looks set to be discovered by a whole new generation of drinkers. If you have an aversion to raw eggs, then to make many of the following cocktails more palatable, consider using aquafaba (chickpea water) instead. Noted bartenders across the decades have rightly concluded that sours are better when smoothed by adding egg white. Brilliant in its simplest and original form but arguably better as the base for contemporary classics such as the Penicillin. The Whiskey Sour or, depending on the origin of your base spirit, Whisky Sour is one of the great classic cocktails.

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