Is there a more agreeable drink than a well-made Whiskey Sour? One that appeals to a wider swath of drinkers? I’m not sure there is. It’s got whiskey, for starters, so it’s good for people who insist ...

Bourbon, lemon, simple syrup, and an aerated egg white deliver a velvety Whiskey Sour that channels Jerry Thomas’s 1862 sour structure with modern finesse.

Can you honor someone against their will? Let’s start with the honor: In 1931, a bartender in Cuba invented a cocktail that they called the Douglas Fairbanks. It’s rye whiskey (or possibly gin, more ...

If there is any royalty in cocktails, that would be the Whiskey Sour. A cocktail that you always remember, a taste that is so sour yet so satisfying that it is hard to forget and easy to crave.