This easy salted caramel whiskey sour has just 3 ingredients and takes less than 5 minutes to put together. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and sour in this simple but delicious cocktail.
Shake for about 30 seconds, until well blended and chilled
Strain into a whiskey glass and add a large cube of ice (optional)
Garnish with a twist of lemon or a maraschino cherry if desired and enjoy
Notes
You can use any brand of salted caramel whiskey you like. Crown Royal is a classic, but Ole Smoky and Bird Dog (as well as others I’m sure) make one as well! You can also use regular or rye whiskey if you don’t have caramel flavor. To add salted caramel flavor to regular whiskey, use a syrup such as Torani salted caramel in place of the simple syrup
The simple syrup is technically optional, but I think it needs a little sweetness to offset the tartness of the lemon juice
Garnishes are optional, but you can use a twist of lemon or orange, or a maraschino cherry
If you don’t have a cocktail shaker you can use something similar (such as a mason jar). Alternatively, add the ingredients to your glass, mix well with a spoon, and then add in a large ice cube to minimize dilution
I use an 11-ounce old fashioned glass for this recipe, but any similar rocks or whiskey style glass works well
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand and flavor of ingredients, any garnishes or additions, and actual quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only