Juice of 1 lemon
Confectioners’ sugar ½ tsp
Rum 2 oz
Orange slice garnish
Maraschino cherry garnish
Preparation:
Pour the lemon juice, whiskey, and sugar into an ice-filled mixing glass. Shake and strain into an ice-filled sour glass. Add garnishes and serve.
Variation: To make Whiskey Sour substitute Whiskey for Rum. To make an Amaretto Sour substitute Amaretto for Whiskey. To make Vodka, Tequila, or Gin Sours, substitute for their spirits.