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Whiskey Sour Recipe

Whatever Happened To This Whiskey Drink?
And ... "Potato Joe"?
Famous Restaurant Drink Recipe



At one time several years ago, not a day went by when I didn't sell a Whiskey Sour or two or three at the restaurant.

whiskey or bourbon or Scotch sour

Now it seems this particular one-time classic cocktail has become less popular.

This particular drink reminds me of both a good man and one particular bad experience with another.


The good time experience was that my father-in-law would like to have one of these about 5:00 PM before his dinner. It was a ritual with him. Only this beverage was what he wanted; no substitutions.

The bad experience was having a regular restaurant guest who also liked a whiskey sour. He was known locally as "Potato Joe" because he worked every year for several potato farmers.

Every day after work he would come to the restaurant and order one of these whiskey cocktails. Then one evening he waved me over to the bar and quietly explained that he had run himself a little short of cash. Could I loan him $100 until payday? Payday for Potato Joe was three days off. I thought I probably shouldn't, but took the chance anyway.

You can guess the rest of the story. I never saw Potato Joe again. And I have never loaned a customer any money since.


Whiskey Sour Recipe
(Dedicated to Potato Joe, where ever he is)
A Real Restaurant Drink Recipe
Preparation time: 1 minute. Serves 1.

Measurement Conversion Table

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 ounces bourbon (or sub rye, or Scotch or Irish Whiskey)
  • 1 1/2 ounces lemon juice, fresh squeezed
  • 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon super fine sugar or powdered sugar or sugar syrup (simple syrup)
  • Ice
  • Orange slice, Maraschino cherry for garnish or a lemon twist

    Instructions:

  • In an ice filled shaker, place the above ingredients in this order: sugar, lemon, and then the bourbon
  • Shake well and strain into a rocks glass
  • Garnish with an orange slice and cherry or a twist of lemon and serve

    I read somewhere that the original drink recipe contained a teaspoon of raw egg white. If true, no one I know every uses raw egg white today for health reasons.


    Enjoy your Whiskey drink recipe and the company of those you share it with! It is a famous restaurant drink recipe.


    Donna
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