What I’m Drinking Now: Blood Orange Whiskey Sour

This is the first in what I see becoming a series of posts where I can post up what I’m drinking right now.  They won’t have the depth of analysis, but will give you some ideas of drinks you might want to try.

Tonight, we’re drinking Blood Orange Whiskey Sours.  We’re in Grand Lake for the weekend and Elisabeth brought along blood oranges that she got in her produce box this week.  Faced with a limited liquor cabinet but some solid basics I decided a riff on the classic Whiskey Sour would be great.  Here’s the result.

Blood Orange Whiskey Sour

Blood Orange Whiskey Sour
1 1/2 oz Blood Orange Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
2 oz Bourbon
1/4 - 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes Fee's Old Fashioned Bitters
1) Combine ingredients in shaker with ice
2) Shake until well chilled
3) Strain into a glass with ice

The simple syrup is variable because you really need to tweak it with this cocktail based on the sourness of your blood orange and lemon.  Just give it a quick sample before you shake and adjust as needed.


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    Will have to give this a try as the whisky sour is my go to cocktail!