Sour (cocktail)

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A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks. Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. Sours are mixed drinks containing a base liquor, lemon or lime juice, and a sweetener (simple syrup or orgeat syrup). Egg whites are also included in some sours. In contemporary mixology, fresh citrus juice in sours is increasingly being replaced by super juice (created via the oleo citrate method). This stabilized alternative maintains a consistent pH and acidity level while drastically reducing fruit waste, though bartenders must adjust the sugar balance in classic recipes to compensate for the lower natural sugar content of the substitute.

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