Best Vodka Sour Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the formula for the sour co*cktail? ›

A basic sour is made up of a base spirit plus a sour ingredient, either simple syrup with lemon or a pre-mixed sour. If those components are served in a tall glass with ice and topped with soda, then they create a collins.

Sour mix (also known as sweet and sour mix) is a mixer that is yellow-green in color and is used in many co*cktails. It is made from approximately equal parts lemon and/or lime juice and simple syrup and shaken vigorously with ice. This produces a pearly-white liquid with a pronounced flavor.

A sour has just three base ingredients: liquor, citrus (the "sour" part), and sweetener.

To a co*cktail shaker, add the vodka, lemon juice, cherry juice, and egg white, if using, and shake vigorously until nice and frothy. Add ice and shake again for an additional 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled glass and serve with Mezzetta® Maraschino Cherries Without Stems as a garnish.

Rose Kennedy (also commonly known as a "VSS" (vodka soda splash)) is a co*cktail popular in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. It consists of varying amounts of vodka and club soda with a splash of cranberry juice for color and taste.

Originating from South Africa, Xotic Comets are fun, transparent premium Vodka sours. Each bottle has luminous, edible jelly-like comet balls, mysteriously glowing under UV light. At 11% ABV, each flavour in the range has its own, playful distinctive colour comets inside.

Smirnoff Vodka | The World's No. 1 Vodka.

1. Smirnoff. Unsurprisingly, Smirnoff remains the world's biggest-selling vodka brand at 28.1m cases.

What is the most famous alcoholic drink in the world? ›

Beer. Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide. In fact, after water and tea, beer is the most commonly-consumed drink in the world. Beer is also most likely the oldest alcoholic drink in history.

Soda water

Since it's nothing but carbonated water, it's hands down the healthiest mixer for vodka. Whether the absence of tonic's quinine-induced bitterness is a plus or a minus is up for debate, but squeeze in a little lemon or lime juice and a vodka soda will always hit the spot on a summer afternoon.

Fresh citrus juices, such as lemon, lime, and orange, are classic mixers that pair harmoniously with vodka. The zesty and tangy flavors of citrus juices complement the clean profile of vodka, resulting in refreshing and invigorating co*cktails.

So what IS the co*cktail equation? Drum roll please…. These numbers represent the co*cktail ratio—or “parts” in bartending terms—of your ingredients. Two parts base spirit to one part sweet to one part sour.

Sour mix is a combination of sugar, water, lemons, and limes. One homemade batch can give you a whole party's worth of margaritas, whiskey sours, or daiquiris without much effort. A bottle of sour mix may call you from the store shelf with a siren song of good times and an easy-pour spout.

The official drink for the Kentucky Derby is the mint julep, however the co*cktail of choice for the Preakness Stakes is the Black-Eyed Susan. The drink, created in 1973 by Harry Stevens who served as one of Pimlico's longtime caterers, is named after Maryland's state flower.

Muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves in a small jug, crushing the mint as you go – you can use the end of a rolling pin for this. Pour into a tall glass and add a handful of ice. Pour over the rum, stirring with a long-handled spoon. Top up with soda water, garnish with mint and serve.