When I was growing up, my parents often would have a whiskey sour before dinner, so I have pleasant associations with this classic cocktail. The only problem is that those powdered or bottled sour mixers come with a whole lot of sugar. Happily, you can easily make a delicious sugar-free whiskey sour, and it will taste better than anything from a mix.
Whiskey sours are traditionally made with bourbon, but any kind of blended whiskey will work. Speaking personally, I'm a fan of Jack Daniels sours -- yum!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 jigger (1.5 oz or 3 tablespoons) bourbon or other whiskey (nutritional analysis uses 80 proof)
- 1 jigger lemon juice (fresh-squeezed is best)
- 1 jigger water
- Artificial sweetener with the equivalent of 3 tablespoons sugar
- I assume a zero-carb sweetener such as liquid sucralose for the analysis
Preparation:
Put the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-full of ice. Shake well. Strain into a glass (rocks glass, sour glass, Martini glass, or whatever glass you want!) Traditionally, whiskey sours are garnished with a Maraschino cherry, but they are two grams of carb each! I recommend garnishing with a small lemon wedge or curl of lemon peel.
Nutritional Information: Each serving has 3 grams effective carbohydrate and 106 calories.
