Sour
Sour cocktails
Citrus-forward drinks built on spirit, lemon or lime, and sugar — Margaritas, Daiquiris, Whiskey Sours, and the rest of the sour family.
Sour is the largest flavor tag in this catalog. These recipes all carry the sour tag: shaken citrus drinks, Collins-style highballs, and a few stirred cousins. Open any card for the full method and pantry match.
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Amaretto Sour
sweet sour nutty -
Appletini
fruity sweet sour -
Aviation
sour floral herbal -
Bee's Knees
sour sweet floral -
Between the Sheets
sour boozy citrus -
Bramble
fruity sour refreshing -
Brandy Crusta
sour sweet boozy -
Clover Club
fruity sour foamy -
Corpse Reviver No. 2
herbal sour boozy -
Cosmopolitan
sour fruity elegant -
Daiquiri
sour sweet refreshing -
French 75
refreshing sour boozy -
Gimlet
sour herbal -
Gin Basil Smash
herbal refreshing sour -
Gin Fizz
refreshing sour light -
Gold Rush
sour sweet boozy -
Hemingway Daiquiri
sour bitter boozy -
Hemingway Special
sour boozy citrus -
John Collins
sour refreshing easy -
Last Word
herbal sour bitter -
Margarita
sour fruity refreshing -
Mezcal Margarita
sour smoky refreshing -
Monkey Gland
citrus herbal sour -
Naked and Famous
smoky sour bitter -
New York Sour
sour fruity layered -
Paper Plane
sour bitter balanced -
Pisco Sour
sour foamy refreshing -
Ramos Gin Fizz
creamy sour refreshing -
Scotch Sour
sour boozy smoky -
Sidecar
sour sweet -
Southside
sour refreshing herbal -
Tom Collins
refreshing sour light -
Virgin Daiquiri
mocktail sour refreshing -
Whiskey Sour
sour sweet -
White Lady
sour citrus elegant -
Yellow Bird
tropical sour herbal
Sour cocktail FAQ
What makes a cocktail a sour?
The template is spirit + citrus + sweetener. Margarita, Daiquiri, and Whiskey Sour are the head terms; French 75 and Tom Collins stretch the same idea with bubbles.
Do sour cocktails need egg white?
Only some (Whiskey Sour, Pisco Sour, Ramos). Most sours on this list are just spirit, citrus, and sugar, shaken and strained.