Bourbon, lemon, simple syrup, and an aerated egg white deliver a velvety Whiskey Sour that channels Jerry Thomas’s 1862 sour structure with modern finesse.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aly Walansky is a NY-based journalist who covers cocktails and dining. Whiskey Sours have had a place on classic cocktail bar ...

Simple but endlessly satisfying, this classic sour is a pre-Prohibition era hit. In a cocktail shaker without ice, combine bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white. Dry shake for 20 seconds ...

August 25th is National Whiskey Sour Day, and if you're looking for a twist on the classic recipe - whiskey, lemon juice and sugar - consider trying one of these three recipes. The first mention of ...

“Michter's is uniquely suited to the Whiskey Sour, as it retains a good bite and great flavor complexity that stand up beautifully to the lemon and sugar,” says Aaron Kim, head bartender at New York ...

Even if you’re a keen whiskey sour drinker, you might not know about the long history of the whiskey sour cocktail and how it came to be such an iconic part of the cocktail canon. But what is a ...

Sour cocktail fans, this one's for you. We're deep-diving into two of the most widely-known and widely-enjoyed sippers in the sour-style oeuvre -- Pisco Sours and Stone Sours -- and unpacking what ...

Drinking a cup of Lapsang souchong tea is like drinking a campfire in the best possible way. It smells like burnt wood, sweet tobacco, and rainy forest, and tastes mellow and mild, without any of the ...