Sour Cocktail Recipes

Explore sour cocktail recipes with ingredients, instructions, and links to full Elixirate recipes.

Featured Sour Cocktails

Bee's Knees - A Prohibition-era gin sour that substitutes honey for sugar, creating a richer, floral sweetness to balance the tart lemon and botanical gin. The name is.
Bramble - A modern classic created in 1984 by Dick Bradsell in London. A gin sour topped with blackberry liqueur (crème de mûre), served over crushed ice for a.
Clover Club - A pre-Prohibition classic named after a Philadelphia men's club, featuring gin, tart lemon, fruity raspberry syrup, and egg white for a silky foam. It is.
Corpse Reviver No. 2 - A classic pre-Prohibition era hangover cure from Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. It is a tart, refreshing equal-parts sour featuring gin.
Gimlet - A classic gin cocktail with a bright, tart lime flavor, traditionally made with gin and sweetened lime juice. It follows a sour template and is known for.
Pisco Sour - The Pisco Sour is a classic South American cocktail, particularly associated with Peru, featuring pisco brandy, citrus, sweetener, and egg white for a.
Sidecar - A classic tart and dry cocktail made with cognac, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice. Invented around World War I in either London or Paris, it is one.
Whiskey Sour - A classic sour cocktail made with whiskey, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup. It is tart, balanced, and often includes an optional egg white for a.
20th Century - A classic gin sour from the 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book by William J. Tarling, created by C.A. Tuck and named after the luxurious 20th Century Limited.
Airmail - A classic rum sour topped with sparkling wine, often described as a rum-based French 75 or a supercharged Daiquiri. It combines white or light gold rum.
Amaretto Sour - A classic sour cocktail featuring almond-flavored amaretto liqueur, brightened with fresh lemon juice and bolstered by a touch of high-proof bourbon and.
Aperol Sour - A frothy, light, and refreshing sour cocktail featuring Aperol's bittersweet orange notes balanced with lemon juice, a touch of gin, and egg white for.
Army & Navy - A classic gin sour riff featuring orgeat for a nutty, creamy almond note, balanced with tart lemon and aromatic bitters. First recorded in David Embury's.
Bacardi Cocktail - A historic Daiquiri variation featuring Bacardí rum, fresh lime juice, and grenadine instead of simple syrup. It was a popular pre-dinner cocktail in the.
Basil Gimlet - An herbaceous twist on the classic Gimlet, featuring gin, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, and muddled basil leaves. A modern classic from the cocktail.
Bee Sting - A spicy riff on the Bee's Knees, this modern cocktail combines gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup with jalapeño for a sweet, tart, and subtly spicy.
Between the Sheets - A classic cocktail from the 1920s or 1930s, a rum-laced variation on the Sidecar that combines cognac, light rum, triple sec, and fresh lemon juice. It.
Bitter Bourbon Sour - A bold variation on the classic Whiskey Sour incorporating bitter elements from Fernet-Branca amaro and aromatic bitters, balanced with lemon juice.
Boston Sidecar - A cross between a Daiquiri and the classic Sidecar, the Boston Sidecar combines light rum, brandy, triple sec, and lime juice for a fun, balanced sour.
Caipirinha - Brazil's national cocktail made with cachaça, fresh lime, and sugar. This refreshing drink is built in the glass by muddling lime wedges with sugar to.
Caipiroska - A popular Brazilian variation of the Caipirinha that replaces cachaça with vodka, resulting in a lighter, refreshing cocktail featuring muddled lime and.
Canchanchara - The Canchánchara (also spelled Canchanchara) is one of the oldest known Cuban cocktails, originating in the Trinidad region. It dates back to the late.
Casino - A pre-Prohibition classic and official IBA cocktail, the Casino is a gin-based sour similar to the Aviation but using maraschino liqueur and orange.
Charlie Chaplin - A pre-Prohibition cocktail invented at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria hotel prior to the 1920s. This fruity, sweet-tart drink combines sloe gin and.
Daisy de Santiago - A refreshing Cuban twist on the Daiquiri, featuring rum, fresh lime juice, Yellow Chartreuse for herbal complexity, demerara syrup, and seltzer.
Derby - A bourbon-based cocktail from Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1947), featuring sweet vermouth, orange curaçao or Grand Marnier, and fresh lime juice. It.
Dry Daiquiri - A modern classic created in 2005 by London bartender Kevin Armstrong. This rum sour riff on the Daiquiri adds Campari for a drying, bittersweet finish.
Eastside - A refreshing gin-based cocktail featuring muddled cucumber and mint, this is a modern variation on the Southside that adds fresh, cooling cucumber notes.
Enzoni - A modern classic bittersweet sour created in 2001 by Vincenzo Errico at Match Bar in London. It combines muddled green grapes with gin and Campari.
Hotel Georgia - A floral gin sour featuring almond orgeat and orange blossom water, with a frothy egg white top. Named after the historic Hotel Georgia in Vancouver.
Illegal - The Illegal is an IBA official cocktail (New Era), a smoky mezcal-based sour with funky overproof rum, falernum, maraschino, lime, and simple syrup.
Irish Maid - The Irish Maid is a refreshing whiskey cocktail featuring Irish whiskey, muddled cucumber, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup. It's an.
Jack Rose - A classic early 20th-century cocktail made with applejack or apple brandy, lemon juice, and grenadine. Named for its applejack base and rosy pink color.
Jasmine - The Jasmine is a modern classic gin sour created by Paul Harrington in the early 1990s at the Townhouse Bar in Emeryville, California. It's a riff on the.
Kamikaze - A classic sour-style cocktail made with vodka, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Invented on an American naval base in Japan after World War II, it.
La Llorona - A potent, citrusy pisco sour-style cocktail inspired by the Mexican folklore legend of La Llorona (The Weeping Woman). The dry ice creates an eerie.
Lavender Gin Sour - A modern floral twist on the classic Gin Sour, featuring gin, fresh citrus, and homemade lavender simple syrup. This elegant, refreshing cocktail.
Mexican Firing Squad - A refreshing tequila sour from Charles H. Baker's 1939 Gentleman's Companion, discovered at La Cucaracha Cocktail Club in Mexico City. It combines blanco.
New York Sour - A classic variation on the Whiskey Sour that adds a float of dry red wine on top, creating a visually striking layered drink with added fruity and tannic.
Pegu Club - The Pegu Club is a classic gin sour from the early 20th century, originating at the Pegu Club in Burma (now Myanmar). It's the signature drink of the.
Pervy Sage - A modern house cocktail from Las Ramblas lounge in Brownsville, Texas, created in 2022. It combines smoky mezcal with bittersweet Aperol, bright lime.
Rattlesnake - A frothy, absinthe-spiked Whiskey Sour variation from Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. Spicy rye, bright lemon, rich syrup, and a touch of.
Scofflaw - The Scofflaw is a Prohibition-era cocktail invented in 1924 at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, combining rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice.
Siesta - The Siesta is a modern classic tequila sour created in 2006 by Katie Stipe at the Flatiron Lounge in New York City. It's a riff on the Hemingway.
Smoky Bourbon Sour - A velvety twist on the classic whiskey sour featuring bourbon, bright lemon juice, smoky maple syrup, and egg white for a frothy texture. The smoky.
Ward Eight - A classic Boston cocktail created in 1898 at the Locke-Ober Café to celebrate a local politician's election victory in Ward 8. It is a rye whiskey sour.
Whiskey Smash - A classic 19th-century cocktail and fruity cousin to the Mint Julep, featuring bourbon muddled with fresh lemon and mint for a refreshing, bright drink.
White Lady - A classic gin-based cocktail similar to a Sidecar, featuring botanicals from gin balanced by orange liqueur and tart lemon juice. Often includes an egg.
Division Bell - A modern classic mezcal-based riff on the Last Word, created by Phil Ward at Mayahuel in New York City in 2009. It combines smoky mezcal with.
Gin Basil Smash - A refreshing modern classic created in 2008 by Jörg Meyer at Le Lion bar in Hamburg, Germany. This herbaceous gin sour features plenty of fresh basil.
Gold Rush - The Gold Rush is a modern classic cocktail created in the early 2000s at Milk & Honey in New York City by bartender T.J. Siegal. It is essentially a.
Paper Plane - A modern classic equal-parts cocktail invented in 2008 by Sam Ross, featuring bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and fresh lemon juice. It offers a balanced.
Penicillin - A modern classic Scotch-based cocktail created by Sam Ross in the mid-2000s at Milk & Honey in New York City. It riffs on the Gold Rush with blended.
Trinidad Sour - A modern classic created by bartender Giuseppe González, the Trinidad Sour boldly uses a large measure of Angostura bitters as the primary base, balanced.