Sour

Primary Family

Citrus-Forward

Defaults

Method

Shaken

Glass

Coupe

Ice

Cubed

Structure: Spirit, Citrus, Sweetener
Formula Detail: Spirit, Citrus, Sweetener
Strength: Medium
Served: Cold
Era: 1850s onward - Evolved from punches
Flags: Citrus-Forward, Foam/Egg
Canonical Examples: Whiskey Sour, Daiquiri, Gimlet, Pisco Sour, Amaretto Sour, New York Sour, Gold Rush, Southside
Key Technique: Shaken
Bar Notes: PARENT CLASS: Batchability 5/5 (Sour Mix house-made allows instant service), Throughput Fast (shake & strain or gun-pour), Survivability 3/5 (standard decay). Status: Parent class for all citrus drinks.

Combinatorial Matrix

4,297,104 possible combinations · 124 known recipes

Formula

Spirit, Citrus, Sweetener

Flavor

Season

Spirit

294

Citrus

58

Sweetener

252

The Story

Spirit, citrus, sweet. The eternal triangle that transformed punch bowls into precision.

Drinks in this family(124)

A Day In The Life

A True Amaretto Sour

Absinthe Frappe

Adios Amigos Cocktail

Agave-Free Spicy Margarita

All Roads To Chieri

Amaretto Stone Sour

Amaretto Stone Sour Alternative

Amaretto Sweet & Sour

Aquafaba Whiskey Sour

Ashwagandha "Golden Hour" Sour

Ashwagandha Golden Hour

Bacardi Cocktail

Butterfly Effect

Charlie Chaplin

Chartreuse Swizzle

Chino Margarita

Continental Sour

Corpse Reviver No. 2

Dark Caipirinha

Earl Grey Martini

Elderflower Caipirinha

Garden Eastside

Girl From Ipanema

Havana Cocktail

Jalisco Bramble

Keto Spicy Margarita

Lazy Coconut Paloma

Lemon Drop Shot

Long Beach Iced Tea

Metabolic Spicy Margarita

Passion Fruit Martini

Picante De La Casa

Pornstar Martini

Scarlet Collins

Shanghai Cocktail

Singapore Sling

Skinny Margarita

Spicy Margarita

Spicy No-Garita

Super Foam Whiskey Sour

Tequila Mockingbird

The Evil Blue Thing

Twelve Mile Limit

Valencia Cocktail

Velvet Heat Margarita

Vicente Fernandez

Washington Apple

Whiskey Sour★