Sour Cocktails "Ratios and Essence"

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                0.25 oz. 

In case the cocktails goes with egg withe or liqueur:

• Liqueur              0.50 oz.
• Egg withe          1.00 oz. or 1 egg withe