Best Choice for a Wiskey Sour?

[dreadpirate]

Which wisky (or wiskey) does everyone recommend for a Wiskey Sour?

OBTW - here's my recipe for a wiskey sour;

1 can Minute Made Frozen lemonade made as follows;
2 parts beer
1 part wiskey

Mix in blender.

 

[The Knize]

Good question. I just Googled it and got hits for blended whiskey and bourbon and one mention of bourbon or rye. I would say rye. I find most drink that call for blended whiskey, by which I assume they mean Canadian whiskey, is better with rye. Lots of ryes around these days.

I do not think I would use beer to make the sour mix though.

 

[highball]

Popcorn Sutton made the best wiskey,
here he is doing his last run in his barn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj52DDdCwFI

 

[stobes21]

Uh, scrap that recipe. Frozen lemonade may work in a pinch, but you can do far better. And beer? Beer? Beer does not belong in a whiskey sour. Ever.

Here's a simple recipe:

2 oz Rye or Bourbon (Bulleit bourbon is my choice, because I can't get good rye in these parts)
2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup

Mix over ice.

 

[Groundhog]

Probably my favorite mixed drink. I generally prefer Tennessee whiskeys, Jack Daniels or George Dickel, but it's good with a Kentucky bourbon like Maker's mark too. I guess you could anything blended that's Canadian or Irish as well.

 

[Pete]

Our family makes a very simple, frozen-type Whiskey Sour every Christmas Eve. Purchase a can of frozen lemonade concentrate from the freezer section of your local grocer. Follow the instructions on the can, but in place of the 3 cans of water, use a lemon-lime soft drink such as Sprite, 7-up, or Sierra Mist (Diet is fine, too). Add one full can of whiskey, and place the pitcher in the freezer overnight. In time, it will begin to freeze, but to due to the alcohol content, it will never freeze completely. Upon serving, give it a good stir to break up the ice into a slush form.

As for what whiskey to use, I would stick with something mid-range. The cold serving temperature of this beverage will mask the subtle flavors of more complex whiskey, so you're sort of wasting $ by utilizing top-shelf spirits. I swear by Windsor Canadian, but to each his own.

Enjoy!

 

[The Knize]

I do not think I would go Irish. I agree that you are better off with fresh lemon juice.

I tend not to mix bourbon, unless it is something really simple like an old-fashioned. (I am no fan of mint juleps.) But that is more out of respect to the bourbon than that the drink is going to be at all bad. Am on sort of am Evan Williams kick lately. Sort of a less expensive Jack Daniels. That might be a good one if you want to to do bourbon. (Sorry. It must be me. It just pains me to think of mixing Makers Mark with sugar and lemon. I think nothing of taking the best white or reposado tequila out there and mixing it with lime, sugar, and Cointreau, though, so it must be an unreasonable prejudice!)

 

[Muirtach]

Rye whiskey, stobes21's recipie and a splash of soda water. Never go wrong that way.

 

[Rughi]

Yep.
Rye whiskey - that is Straight Rye Whiskey - not Canadian blends, which are often generically known as "rye."

I don't know if many people have access to a Straight Rye Canadian, so American ryes such as Sazerac, Rittenhouse, Russell's Reserve, Pikesville, Wild Turkey, Templeton and High West would be good choices (I personally wouldn't buy Templeton or High West for mixed drinks, though, as I'm a bit cheap).

I've been making this Sour for Mrs. Rughi lately:
1 jigger Sazerac ( the standard one not the ancient one)
juice of 1/2 small lemon
scant 1/2 jigger of simple syrup (I make 2:1 sugar to water)

Shake vigorously in icy shaker and serve with maraschino.

Roger

 

[FiXXXer]

I don't mean to be rude, but was this intended as a joke? Frozen lemonade, beer, and "wiskey" in a blender?

 

[TimmyBoston]

Which wisky (or wiskey) does everyone recommend for a Wiskey Sour?

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Whisky always has an "H" regardless of variety.

 

[TimmyBoston]

See Pat's recipe in the Classic Cocktails. He's a master with cocktails.


And your recipe...Have you had any others? A sour can be a fine drink, but no offense, lemonade, beer and whiskey? Really? I would never, ever drink that, but to each their own....

 

[nikkuchan]

I really like using a grapefruit juice and ginger ale mix myself.

 

[dreadpirate]

Whisky always has an "H" regardless of variety.

OOPS!! Yes - that was sloppy. Whisky or whiskey I mean!!

 

[ratcheer]

Which wisky (or wiskey) does everyone recommend for a Wiskey Sour?

I would recommend Seagram's 7.

Tim

 

[dreadpirate]

Well - how many folks out there have whiskey and chase it with beer?

I admit it's unsophisticated at best

 

[dreadpirate]

I don't mean to be rude, but was this intended as a joke? Frozen lemonade, beer, and "wiskey" in a blender?

The misspelled "wiskey" was just plain sloppy - but I did expect some raised eye brows.

 

[dreadpirate]

I don't mean to be rude, but was this intended as a joke? Frozen lemonade, beer, and "wiskey" in a blender?

Hmm - I guess you would not be impressed with my recipe for making an A Bomb:

1 cup Ice Cream
3 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Vodka
10.0 oz. Root Beer
3 oz. Root Beer Schnapps

Actually - even I think this one is disgusting!!

Seriously - thanks for the feedback. I am just getting back into hard spirits, now that I am getting older and have teen age kids.

 

[stobes21]

Well - how many folks out there have whiskey and chase it with beer?

I admit it's unsophisticated at best

If you have to chase your whiskey you're either drinking crappy stuff or have no idea how to properly drink whiskey. Either way: invest in better stuff (which won't necessarily cost more) and sip, don't gulp.

The beer thing is gross dude. If your recipe has beer in it it's not a whiskey sour. I don't know what you would call that abomination, but it sure as hell isn't a whiskey sour.

 

[dreadpirate]

Our family makes a very simple, frozen-type Whiskey Sour every Christmas Eve. Purchase a can of frozen lemonade concentrate from the freezer section of your local grocer. Follow the instructions on the can, but in place of the 3 cans of water, use a lemon-lime soft drink such as Sprite, 7-up, or Sierra Mist (Diet is fine, too). Add one full can of whiskey, and place the pitcher in the freezer overnight. In time, it will begin to freeze, but to due to the alcohol content, it will never freeze completely. Upon serving, give it a good stir to break up the ice into a slush form.

As for what whiskey to use, I would stick with something mid-range. The cold serving temperature of this beverage will mask the subtle flavors of more complex whiskey, so you're sort of wasting $ by utilizing top-shelf spirits. I swear by Windsor Canadian, but to each his own.

Enjoy!

Sounds interesting.