The Best Bourbon Sour
This is the best bourbon sour recipe. It's easy to make and so delicious!
Is it too early for a bourbon sour? Let me rephrase that, is it EVER too early for a bourbon sour? I didn't think so. Besides, it's past noon. And it's Cocktail Friday.
I'm not exactly sure if this is a bourbon sour but it has bourbon in it, and it is a little sour, so that's what I'm calling it.
These guys are boozy, so be careful. Or don't, it's your choice. There's a strong citrus note and sweetness from the triple sec that calms the bourbon down a little. This is the kind of cocktail you'd want to serve at the beginning of a dinner party. It's elegant, sophisticated and will have even your most uptight guest relaxed by the end of the first glass.
Or if you write about food and photograph food and need to take advantage of the natural light coming into your place, serve this cocktail in the afternoon. You'll be happy you did 🙂
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The Best Bourbon Sour
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Ingredients
- 2 ounces good-quality bourbon
- 1 ounce triple sec
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Put everything into a shaker with ice. Shake, shake, shake.2 ounces good-quality bourbon, 1 ounce triple sec, 1 ounce cranberry juice, 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- Serve in a martini or rocks glass with a slice of lime for garnish.
This is a family fave! Use white cranberry juice.
Excellent cocktail, bright flavors contrasting with the rich bourbon- a nice change from the typical bourbon cocktail
This is basically a cosmo with bourbon. Taste was OK, but looked different to the photo and not sure i would class it as a ‘sour’. Maybe the cranberry juice that Kristen uses is of a less pink, more sour variety?
I use natural cranberry juice, not cranberry juice cocktail. It’s quite sour. 🙂
This is the first sour of any kind I’ve tried and I am now asking myself what took me so long…. As the article says “Delicious and easy to make”. Just as easy to drink.
So happy that you gave the recipe a try. Sours are my favorite!
Taste pretty good. The cranberry juice and triple sec changes the dynamics of the traditional sour which is a good change for me.
My drink came out a lot more pinkish colored compared to your photo. I wonder what was different.
So happy to hear you liked the recipe. The colour difference was likely due to the cranberry juice. If yours was a brighter pink colour your cocktail would have been too. ?
This looks good! Great photo as well, I just might try it on my blog one night! Thanks for the recipe =)
No problem at all! Hope you love it as much as I do 🙂