Maple Whiskey Sour

by Corinne Mossati April 26, 2017

Maple Whiskey Sour: With autumn well and truly settled in, it’s time to try a different take on popular classic whiskey cocktail.

A Riff on the Whiskey Sour – Photo © Cocktails & Bars

A riff on the classic whisky sour, this cool weather cocktail swaps the simple syrup for maple syrup while the rosemary adds pine-like aromas and a woody earthiness to the drink.

Maple Whiskey Sour Recipe

Ingredients

60ml bourbon
30 ml lemon juice
15 ml maple syrup
2 rosemary sprigs (1 for garnish)

Glassware: rocks glass
Garnish: rosemary sprig

Method

In a cocktail shaker, muddle rosemary leaves with bourbon, lemon juice and maple syrup. Shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with sprig of rosemary.

Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Cocktails & Bars, The Gourmantic Garden and Gourmantic. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read more or visit her website.

Maple Whiskey Sour

Maple Whiskey Sour Recipe

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