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Gin Sour

Name: Gin Sour
Cuisine: Ordinary Drink
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; 1 oz Lemon Juice; 1/2 tsp superfine Sugar; 1 Orange; 1 Maraschino Cherry

Gin Sour combines Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Orange in a ordinary drink served in a whiskey sour glass. It is a strong fit for date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Balanced, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for date night.

Quick tags

Sour

Quick fact

Gin Sour is usually served as a ordinary drink in a whiskey sour glass, and its identity is shaped by Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

5 total

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

2 oz

Lemon Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

1 oz

Sugaringredient - Non-alcoholic

1/2 tsp superfine

Orangeingredient - Non-alcoholic

Maraschino Cherrygarnish - Non-alcoholic

How to make it

Build it step by step.

3 steps

1In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar.
2Shake well.
3Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.

Method

Shaken

Finish

Usually finished with Lemon Juice and Orange.

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Taste map

Strength

Balanced

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Gin Sour is a medium alcoholic cocktail for date night with Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

-Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for date night.

Glassware

Whiskey sour glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a whiskey sour glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Gin Sour sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Gin Sour is usually served as a ordinary drink in a whiskey sour glass, and its identity is shaped by Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar.

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