Go at your own pace as you get used to this new technique. Everyone should know how to make a good fresh sweet and sour mix. Serve over ice or use in your favorite cocktail recipe. Taste and add more simple syrup if needed. To get started, you’ll need some bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and one small egg (optional, but more on this in a bit). While working with raw egg white can feel daunting, make sure you use fresh eggs and remember you can always start with half an egg white or less. To make sour mix with simple syrup, combine equal parts fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup in a pitcher. By giving the ingredients a dry shake, which means to vigorously shake the cocktail before adding ice, you aerate the drink, adding tiny air bubbles that get trapped in the egg white and add body - think about the science behind how meringue gets light and fluffy as air is beaten into it. That’s a balance that is hard to replicate with any other ingredient.” While most ingredients which add body to a cocktail add flavor or sweetness, like Orgeat, egg white simply affects the texture of the drink.

“Egg whites contribute this perfect bit of texture but also dry a drink out.

“People have been putting eggs and spirits together for centuries,” writes Neal Bodenheimer in his book Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em. How Do You Make a Whiskey Sour 2 ounces of bourbon whiskey ounce of lemon juice - fresh squeezed is best ounce of simple syrup - store bought or homemade. While there are variations without it, our favorite version of the Whiskey Sour leans on an egg white for its frothy texture and silky mouthfeel.

Homemade whiskey sour