The whiskey sour is a

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containing

whiskey Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden cask ...

(often

bourbon Bourbon may refer to: Food and drink * Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash * Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels * Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit * A beer produced by Bras ...

lemon juice The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culina ...

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, and optionally, a dash of

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. It is a type of

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, a mixed drink with a base spirit, citrus juice, and a sweetener. With egg white included, it is sometimes called a Boston sour; when the whiskey used is a Scotch, it is called a Scotch sour. With a few bar spoons of full-bodied red wine floated on top, it is often referred to as a New York sour. It is

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and served either straight up or over ice. The traditional garnish is half an

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slice and a

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. The original version is made with

Limón de Pica Limón de Pica is an unusually acidic lime from the oasis town of Pica in Atacama Desert. Limóns de Pica have had an appellation of origin since 2010. The environment where the limes are grown has a mild microclimate that does not display the typ ...

. A variant of the whiskey sour is the Ward 8, which often is based on bourbon or

rye whiskey Rye whiskey can refer to two different, but related, types of whiskey: * American rye whiskey, which is similar to bourbon whiskey, but must be distilled from at least 51 percent rye grain * Canadian whisky, which is often referred to as (and o ...

, and includes both lemon and orange juices, and

grenadine Grenadine is a commonly used nonalcoholic bar syrup characterized by its deep red color. It is a popular cocktail ingredient renowned for its flavor as well as its ability to give a reddish or pink tint to mixed drinks. Grenadine is traditiona ...

syrup as the sweetener. The egg white sometimes employed in other whiskey sours is not usually included. Whiskey Sour Served Up

History

The oldest historical mention of a whiskey sour was published in the

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newspaper, ''Waukesha Plain Dealer'', in 1870. In 1962, the

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published a story, citing the

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''El Comercio de Iquique'', which indicated that Elliott Stubb created the "whisky sour" in

Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191,468 ...

in 1872. (''El Comercio de Iquique'' was published by Modesto Molina between 1874 and 1879.)

References

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