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Sour Cocktails "Ratios and Essence"

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Introduction A sour or sour cocktail is a traditional family of mixed drinks; probably the most common example of a sour cocktail is margarita or the whiskey sour. Sours belong to the old families of cocktails. Amaretto Sour Essential elements of sour cocktails   Every sour cocktail must contain liquor, lemon or lime juice, sweetener and occasionally liqueur, Egg whites, soda water or ginger beer Glass Rocks glass Martini Collins High ball Mixing Technique Mixing Technique: sours are always Shaken Always dry shake when the drink have egg withe, so you can get the frothy texture Ratios This is the simple but effective template I use for all of sours:   Liquor                      1.50 oz. Juice                        0.75 oz.  Sweetener          ...