Holiday Spirits.
Matt G's Kentucky Sour
Start with a tall glass. Highballs are great, but I have pint beer glasses around the house, so that's what I use.
Start by filling the glass 1/4 full of ice cubes.
Next, pour in:
--The juice of half a lemon. It must be fresh. If you don't have a fresh lemon, move on to other things. (in the bottom of that glass above, note that there's a fresh lemon seed sitting there. Nope, I didn't strain it-- I just squeezed the lemon right into the glass.)
--2 oz of bourbon. For those of you who (like me) are not bartenders, use your 1/4 Cup measuring cup. I use Evan Williams bourbon for the value, but your taste may vary.
--1.5 Tablespoons of marischino cherry juice, and a couple of cherries to boot.
Stir vigorously with your cherry-dippin' spoon.
Top it all off with enough club soda to fill the glass.
Stir the glass a couple more times.
Garnish with an extra cherry over the ice.
WARNING: Do NOT have a second without a guaranteed ride. This is a potent drink, and tastes good to boot.
Labels: beer, strong drink
posted by Matt G @ 1:52 AM
2 Comments:
Hmmmmm, haven't had a whiskey sour since ..................... we-ell, since I was 'underage' {anybody know the statute of limitations on underage drinking in PA?} ;)
I like your recipe, though I believe my spousal unit just might get a bit peeved, were I to "abuse" his JD Single Barrel in such a manner ................
Semper Fi'
DM
Well, JD is actually Tennesse Whiskey, not bourbon. And this recipe realy is a bourbon recipe. It does NOT, however, require very high-end bourbon. Seriously-- it would be a waste to use the top shelf stuff in this, where the cherry juice and the lemon juice change the flavor so.
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