The Modern Whisky Sour

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• Method: build
• Glass: Old-fashioned glass
• Ice: Ice
• Garnish: Dried lemon slice
• ABV: 18%

Ingredients

• Basil Hayden's Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon — 2 oz (60 ml)
• Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — ⅔ oz (20 ml)
• Lime juice (freshly squeezed) — ⅓ oz (10 ml)
• Sugar syrup — ½ oz (15 ml)
• Angostura Aromatic Bitters — 3 dash
• Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters — 8 drop

How to make it

1. Stir all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Strain into an old-fashioned glass.
3. Garnish with a dried lemon slice.

A classic cocktail with whiskey and lemon juice.

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