Classic Frothy Whiskey Sour Cocktail Recipe
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Servings:
1 Cocktail
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 egg
  • 2 ounces whiskey, bourbon or rye whiskey
  • ½ lemon
  • orange half-wheels, for garnish
  • maraschino cherry, for garnish
Directions
  1. To make the simple syrup, combine the sugar and water in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool. Store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 1 month.
  2. Separate egg white from egg yolk. Discard the latter or save for another use.
  3. Combine the whiskey, egg white, ¾ ounce simple syrup, and juice from the lemon half in a cocktail shaker. Shake with a bit of ice for 25 to 30 seconds.
  4. Strain the cocktail into the cap of the shaker. Discard the ice, return the cocktail ingredients back into the shaker, and shake the cocktail again without ice for just a few seconds.
  5. Strain onto a rocks glass over ice and garnish with orange half-wheels and a maraschino cherry.