The Whiskey Sour is a classic tailgating cocktail. The ingredients for making a Whiskey Sour recipe are simple! Here’s what you’ll need for this classic sour cocktail:
- Bourbon whiskey: as high quality as possible (you can use any whiskey, but we prefer the flavor of bourbon)
- Lemon juice
- Maple syrup or simple syrup
- Garnish of orange peel and cocktail cherry
Mix 1 cup lemon juice plus ¾ cup pure maple syrup. To make a single drink, measure out 3 ½ tablespoons of the mix with 4 tablespoons whiskey. It’s that simple!
It is best to use maple syrup to sweeten cocktails. It’s a natural sweetener and brings the perfect flavor to a drink that simple syrup does not. If you prefer the pure, straightforward taste of simple syrup, you can use that too.