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Eastern Whisky Sour
The Eastern Sour is a great all round cocktail, combining the fruity accessibility of tiki cocktails with the grown-up complexity of whiskey, this combination is a match made in heaven.
Ingredients
50ml Bourbon
35ml Orange Juice
25ml Lemon Juice
12.5ml Orgeat
2-3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Lemon Wheel and Cocktail Cherry to Garnish
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
213 calories
Allergens:
Contains Nuts
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Take your Boston glass or small tin and, using your jigger to measure, add the bourbon, orange juice and orgeat to the shaker.
Using your Mexican elbow and your jigger to measure, squeeze 25ml of lemon juice and add it to the shaker.
Add 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters to the shaker, then fill with cubed ice and seal with the Boston tin or lid.
Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds, or until your tin is very cold.
Fill your rocks glass with cubed ice, then use your Hawthorne strainer to strain your cocktail into the glass.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and a cocktail cherry.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Shaker
Jigger/Measure
Hawthorne Strainer
Mexican Elbow
Cubed Ice
History
This tiki spin on a whisky sour was created by tiki-titan and chief instigator of island vibes, Trader Vic himself. Legend has it, the drink was created to celebrate a new branch of Trader Vic’s, which opened in 1975 in Toronto, on the east coast of Canada—hence the name.
The idea to create a special sour for the opening of each new Trader Vic’s location was common practice, with Trader Vic also creating the London Sour (exchanging bourbon for Scotch) for the opening of his London location in 1965, and the Munich Sour (using cognac) for the bar’s Munich launch in 1972.
Whilst its generally agreed that the Eastern Sour was created by Trader Vic for the opening of his Toronto location sometime in the 1950’s, a bar and restaurant located in San Bruno California, called Uncle Tom’s Cabin featured a drink on their menu called the Eastern Sour. Uncle Tom’s Cabin closed in 1949, so if they’re recipe was the same as Trader Vic’s they may have a claim to this drink’s invention.
Legend has it, the drink was created to celebrate a new branch of Trader Vic’s which opened in 1975 in Toronto, on the east coast of Canada—hence the name.
