By IANSlife

August 27, 2022 (IANSlife) Do you enjoy sweet things? Do you favour tart beverages? Or do you enjoy the tug-of-war that a sweet and sour combination creates?

Bring out your cheeky, unorthodox side for a delectable cocktails on Whisky Sour Day.

 

Monkey Jam Sour

Monkey Jam Sour made with Monkey Shoulder scotch whiskey experiments with your sweet and sour cravings thanks to its fruity scents and smooth vanilla undertones.

INGREDIENTS

• 50 ml Monkey Shoulder
• 20 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
• 5 ml Sugar Syrup (1:1)
• 2 tsp Jam
• 2 dash Orange bitters
• Soda Water (Optional)

METHOD

• Add all ingredients to shaker
• Add fresh ice and shake it like a legend
• Strain into ice filled glass
• Top with soda water if you fancy

Additionally, Grant's Distinction makes a fantastic base for a green apple whisky sour cocktail. Grant's Distinction, which maintains the family's "House style," has a powerful, malty character with delicate fresh fruit flavours that add a special blend of sweet and spicy overtones. It is only offered in India and costs INR 2500 for 750 ml in Mumbai and INR 1200 for 750 ml in Gurgaon, respectively.

Green Apple whisky sour cocktail

INGREDIENTS

• 60ml Grant’s Distinction
• 30ml Green Apple Syrup
• 30ml Lime Juice
• 1 Egg white

METHOD

• Add all the ingredients to a shaker and dry shake, add ice and shake again until well chilled
•  Strain into a rock glass or coupe
•  Garnish with a slice of green apple

 

MANGO WHISKEY SOUR

Ingredients: 

• Jimmy’s Whiskey Sour Mix 60ml
• Jimmy’s Mango Chili Mojito Mix 20ml
• Whiskey 30ml

How to mix it: 

• In a shaker glass filled with ice, pour the above ingredients and shake well.
• Strain into a tall glass filled with ice and serve. 

 

PEACHY SOUR

Ingredients: 

• Jimmy’s Whiskey Sour Mix 60ml
• Jimmy’s Sex On The Beach Mix 30ml
• Whiskey 45ml

How to mix it: 

• In a shaker glass filled with ice, pour the above ingredients and shake well.
• Strain into a tall glass filled with ice and serve. 

 

 

GLENMORANGIE X INDIA

A ground breaking revolution in the single malts category, X by Glenmorangie makes for the perfect base for delicious and wonderful cocktails with it unique ‘made for miXing’ qualities. This luscious whisky is an extravaganza of flavours, from pear, vanilla and honeysuckle to orange sherbet and chocolate fudge. Expertly created from a combination of whisky aged in bourbon casks, and some finished in new char oak casks, its sweet and rich taste both complements and cuts through all manner of mixers, for delicious drinks.

Ingredients:

• 50ml X by Glenmorangie
• 10ml Fresh Lime Juice
• 10ml Honey Water
• 50ml Tender Coconut Water
• Sparkling Water or Club Soda
• Mint sprig to garnish

Method:

• Fill highball glass with cubed ice.
• Add X by Glenmorangie, lime juice, honey water and tender coconut water.
• Stir and fill more ice if necessary.
• Top with club soda or sparkling water, stir and garnish with mint sprig.

 

GLENMORANGIE X SOUR

Ingredients:

• 50ml X by Glenmorangie
• 25ml Lemon Juice
• 20ml Maple Syrup

 Method:

• Pour X by Glenmorangie, lemon juice and maple syrup into a cocktail shaker.
• Fill it with ice and shake.
• Strain into a champagne saucer, and garnish with a cherry. 
• Feeling adventurous? Add half an egg white into the shaker to give your sour an even silkier texture.

 

GLENMORANGIE X GRAPEFRUIT

Ingredients:

• 50ml X by Glenmorangie
• 25ml 100% Grapefruit Juice
• 12.5ml Maple Syrup
• 25ml Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Method:

• Fill highball glass with crushed ice. Add X by Glenmorangie, grapefruit juice and maple syrup.
• Stir, top with club soda or sparkling water and garnish with a grapefruit slice.

 

 

 

 

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