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Cocktails like the Whiskey Sour

Whiskey, lemon, sugar: the Whiskey Sour is about as reliable as cocktails get. Here's what to try once you've made a few, with what each drink shares with it.

12 recipes

New to it? Here's how to make the Whiskey Sour.

Bourbon SlingAlso has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup
Bourbon SourAlso has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup
Boston SourAlso has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup
New York SourAlso has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup
John CollinsAlso has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup
AlleghenyAlso has bourbon and lemon juice
Scotch SourAnother whiskey sour
PenicillinAnother whiskey sour
Frisco SourAnother whiskey sour
Imperial FizzAlso has lemon juice and simple syrup
California LemonadeAlso has lemon juice and simple syrup
Japanese FizzAlso has lemon juice and simple syrup

Drinks like the Whiskey Sour

What cocktails are similar to the Whiskey Sour?

The Bourbon Sling (also has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup); the Bourbon Sour (also has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup); the Boston Sour (also has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup); the New York Sour (also has bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup).

How are these drinks picked?

From the recipes, not by hand: drinks that share at least two ingredients (sugar aside) with the Whiskey Sour come first, then ones with the same base spirit, a similar flavor profile, the same kind of drink and the same method.