In the cocktail canon, drinks usually fall into two categories: boozy spirit-forward cocktails and tart sours that are made with lime or lemon juice. Margaritas? They’re a sour cocktail. Lemon Drops? Sours, too. Whiskey sours? The name says it all.
Sours are intensely flavorful and usually quite refreshing. They typically follow the same formula: two parts spirit, one part sour, one part sweet. Sweet and sour mix, a cheat code to delicious drinks, is a 1:1 ratio of lemon juice to simple syrup. (Just please, make your own or buy a high-quality mixer with no artificial ingredients and thank us later.)
The formula is said to have its roots on the high seas, where sailors mixed citrus with alcohol to ward off scurvy. Lately, these drinks have experienced a resurgence with once-forgotten classics like the electric-green Midori Sour finding new audiences.
The possibilities with sour cocktails are endless and can be easily augmented with various infused spirits for added flavor, different types of citrus juice and tinctures or spices for an extra kick.
Below, we rounded up our favorite recipes for sour cocktails to get you started on the journey.
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