Spirit, citrus, and sugar
A sour cocktail is made of spririt, citrus, and sugar. An egg white is sometimes added.
I've seen 2:1:1 suggested as a formula: 2 parts spirit, 1 part citrus, and 1 part sugar. But I dont find this to be work often enough to recommend it.
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The sours are made of spirit, citrus, and sweetener as sugar, usually in the form of a syrup for ease in mixing. An egg white is sometimes added.
Spirit, citrus, and liqueur
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The daisies constellation becomes sours as you add swap liqueur for sugar. And when you add seltzer, you have fizzes!
Spirit, citrus, sugar, and seltzer
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The fizzes constellation becomes sours as you remove the seltzer. And when you change sweetener from sugar to liqueur, you have daisies.
Simple summer cocktail, use any fruit
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Thanks to The Spirits: The Clover Club for the inspiration and you can see that this is a riff on a Gin Sour, see the cocktail constellation Sours.
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We are going to make a sour cocktail. A sour is a family of cocktails that are made with a base spirit, a citrus, and a sweetener. This simple simple recipe is going to already allow you to riff and remix and adjust to make something thats tailored for you and your tastes.
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