Fresh Whiskey Sour

Happy Friday!! What better way to celebrate than with an adorable cocktail! It`s been a very warm and sunny week here in Vancouver. Temperatures have reached around 25 degrees Celsius the past few days, crazy right?! But hey I am not complaining, and instead celebrating with a refreshing cocktail! As I’ve said before, I love sour! Lemons, limes, grapefruit, you name it, I’ll eat it 🙂 Plus what screams summer better than fresh lemon aid! I not only enjoy putting these sour fruits in desserts (as seen in my Lemon Chia Seed Muffins, or my Tequila Lime Ice Cream) but also in my drinks! I’m a real Canadian girl and definitely love my whiskey and beer. It was only natural for me to make a fresh whiskey sour to combine my love of sour with my love of whiskey!

I actually love putting whiskey inside my baking as well! Check out this Whiskey Apple Sauce. I find Whiskey to be extremely versatile, and goes extremely well with fruits!

I got this pretty awesome mason jar martini shaker from Homesense the other day – how adorable is it!! It’s actually one of the reasons I was inspired to make a cocktail! – That, and it’s Friday…

This drink doesn’t kid around when it says sour… Wowie my lips were certainly puckered, just the way I like them!!

If you would like to cut down on the sour, I’d suggest using a bit more simple syrup to sweeten it up!

Fresh Whiskey Sour

Servings: 4
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Ingredients
3/4 cup whiskey
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2-3 large lemons, depending on the size)
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (3-4 limes, depending how juicy they are)
2/3 cup simple syrup (recipe below)
Ice cubes
Maraschino cherries

Directions
Combine the whiskey, lemon juice, lime juice, and syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and pour in the drink mix 2/3 full. Shake drink and pour into glasses. Add a maraschino cherry and serve ice cold.

To make the sugar syrup, bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil, and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved. Chill before using. – Easy as that! (You can use simple syrup in baking, icing, and numerous drink recipes)