In the 1930s or 40s, if a man ordered a whiskey sour and were handed one with egg whites, he would probably be offended or think the bartender mixed his drink up with some women’s at the bar. Sour cocktails before the 1950s that used egg whites in this way all seemed to have fun names and were presented as cocktails for the ladies. But not until the early 1950s am I able to find anyone using egg whites in a cocktail labeled a Whiskey Sour. Yes, there were cocktails like the clover club or pink lady that had egg whites, or you can go back even further to the Fizz-style cocktails from the 1880s that had egg whites. The conclusion I have come to is a traditional whiskey sour all sours, for that matter, do not have egg whites. Sometimes I use newspapers, but I don’t give them much weight. This has been the single most challenging cocktail to document, and I try to keep my sources to only published books. To Add Egg Whites Or Not To Add Egg Whites. The books stressed that adding egg whites was optional and not traditional. Jerry Thomas’s sour recipes stayed unchanged until the 1950s when cocktail books said you could add egg whites for a more velvety texture. Please enjoy this early whiskey sour pulled from the 1862 edition of the Bar-Tenders guide by Jerry Thomas. By reducing the citrus to 2/3 oz or 20 mLs, I have found you end up with a tastier drink that most people find pleasant. This standard recipe still has its roots in the overly sour medication, and I find this ratio a bit too acidic. The sour cocktail is simple and follows a structure of 2 oz base spirit, 1 oz citrus, and 1/2 oz simple syrup. Along with crustas and daisies, the sour was one of these attempts. In the early 1800s, there were attempts at improving these into actually good drinks. These medications were known for being super sour and not tasting good. In the mid-1500s, the Spanish Navy began preserving concentrated lime juice in high-proof spirits that could last on long voyages as medication to fight and prevent scurvy. While the standard American style sour is likely as old as the country itself, it traces its origins to the Age of Exploration.
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