Sour

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A sour is essentially a simplified Punch, consisting of usually just three ingredients:

  • Spirit
  • Sweetener
  • Sour

The sweetener can take the form of sugar or simple syrup, or it can be a liqueur of some sort which has a prominently sweet flavor.

The sour is usually either lemon or lime juice, but can technically be any high-acid ingredient which would lend the same character.

While at one time considered a mixed drink category all of it's own, in more recent times it appears to be seen as a sub-category of the Cocktail. Some common sour style drinks are: