Pisco brandy, lime juice, sugar, egg white, and bitters: Peru's turn-of-the-century Pisco Sour.
Another Round of Whiskey Sours: the Ward 8 Cocktail
One of the most famous of the whiskey sour variants: rye whiskey, lemon and orange juices, and grenadine—Boston's Ward 8 cocktail.
The Gold Rush Cocktail
The Gold Rush: bourbon, honey, and lemon juice. A delicious variation on the classic whiskey sour.
The Monkey Gland Cocktail
Tacky name, delicious cocktail: the Monkey Gland — gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe.
The Brown Derby Cocktail
Whether you call it Brown Derby or De Rigueur, it's still an excellent whiskey sour: bourbon, grapefruit juice and honey.
More mixing with honey: the Honey Bee
The Honey Bee Cocktail: rum, lemon and honey.
Mixing with honey: the Bee’s Knees
The Bee's Knees: gin, honey, lemon—and the secret ingredient, orange.
Ti’ Punch and the Caipirinha
Ti' Punch and the Caipirinha: Creole and Brazilian rum sours, using rhum agricole and Cachaça.
The Clover Club Cocktail
The Clover Club Cocktail: dry gin, dry vermouth, fresh lemon juice, raspberry syrup and an egg white.
The French 75 Cocktail — Tom Collins in a Tuxedo
The French 75: gin, lemon and sugar, topped with Champagne. Tom Collins in a tuxedo.
The Hart of Darkness
The Hart of Darkness Cocktail: over-proof rum, honey, lime and lemon juices, passion fruit syrup, and soda. And lots of ice.
Dangerous Drinks: The Whiskey Sour
The trick of the Whiskey Sour is balancing three flavors — whiskey, lemon and sugar.
The Last Word with an Asterisk: variations on a classic cocktail
The Final Ward, the Dernier Mot, and the Asterisk — three ways to spin the Last Word cocktail, with Chartreuse, Maraschino, and your favorite spirit.
The Mojito del Coronado Cocktail
The Mojito del Coronado: rum, lime juice, sugar and mint.
The Daiquiri Cocktail
The Daiquiri is the quintessential rum sour, and is the first of the classic cocktails to be invented outside the United States.
Jack Rose: Lime or Lemon?
The Jack Rose Cocktail: applejack, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.
Repeal And The Scofflaw
The Prohibition-era Scofflaw Cocktail: rye or bourbon whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine and orange bitters.