It’s 5 o’clock, somewhere, isn’t it?

Let me tell you why I love a Whiskey Sour. The ingredients are simple, and they work. No expensive trip to the liquor store required. It’s not particularly a man’s drink or a woman’s drink. It doesn’t have a silly, embarrassing name. It doesn’t come in a glass full of pinwheels and swords.

The Whiskey Sour is a classic. A cocktail with at least 150 years of history. Freshly squeezed orange juice and bourbon, sweetened with sugar and soured with fresh lemon juice. Definitely a sippin’ drink.

P.S. If you don’t have bourbon on hand, you can use a Tennessee whiskey, like Jack Daniel’s or George Dickel. They have basically the same ingredients as a bourbon, but Tennessee whiskeys are charcoal-mellowed before they’re aged. If you have neither bourbon nor Tennessee whiskey, then I’m not sure how you’re keeping house. Get thee hence to a liquor store! Or just borrow a few cups from my Mommaw.

Fresh Whiskey Sours

Adapted from “Martha Stewart Living”(July 2002)

Makes 4 drinks

• 1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
• Sanding sugar, for glasses
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 4 ounces bourbon
• 2 cups ice cubes
• Garnish: orange or lemon slices and maraschino cherries

1. To prep glasses: Place 1/4 cup orange juice in a shallow dish. Fill another shallow dish 1/2-inch deep with sanding sugar. Dip rims of glasses into juice and then into sugar. Chill in refrigerator 10 minutes.
2. Place remaining 1 cup orange juice, sugar, lemon juice and bourbon in a blender. Fill blender to top with ice. Blend until smooth, and transfer to prepared glasses. (OR, place the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, and strain into glasses.) Garnish and serve.

Nutritional Information (Per Serving) – calories: 119, fat: 0.2g, carbs: 12.6g, fiber: 0.3g, protein: 0.7g, PP+ = 4

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