Tequila Sour Recipe

May 2, 2022

Categories: Cocktail Recipes, Tequila Cocktail Recipes

Two Tequila Sours in jam jars next to a cocktail shaker.

Tequila Sour

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What do you get when you combine a Margarita with a Whiskey Sour? You get a Tequila Sour. A lovely addition to the sour family, the Tequila Sour is everything you expect it to be. If you like a good sour, add this to the list.
As with any variation, it may also be fun to do a side by side comparison with other sours you like. Although there are a lot of similarities between flavours in a sour cocktail, there are so many differences, which makes comparison fun.
Have fun with this cocktail.
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 60 mL Tequila Reposado
  • 30 mL Lemon Juice
  • 15 mL Lime Juice
  • 2 barspoons Agave Syrup* (or Simple Syrup)
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • Egg White (optional)
  • Garnish with lime wedge

Instructions

  • Add Tequila, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice, Agave Syrup, and Egg White to a cocktail shaker without ice. Dry shake for about 15-30 seconds to froth the egg.
  • Add ice to the shaker and shake again until cold.
  • Strain intol a Rocks glass.
  • Garnish with a few dashes of bitters and lime.
  • Drink.

Notes

*If you don't have Agave Syrup you can substitute honey or Simple Syrup.
Use good quality Tequila and fresh juice for the best results. If you use poor spirits, all of your sour cocktail may end up tasting the same. You want some sourness with the base spirit coming through nicely for alternative flavours.
And if you like sour cocktails, there's a lot of room to explore. You can make a sour with almost any base spirit, or even more minor spirits and modifiers. If you want to explore more sours, feel free to put your ingredients into our cocktail builder. You'll find some sours and even more cocktails to play with and enjoy.

Our Review of the Tequila Sour

I’ll start this by admitting that I don’t often like Tequila based cocktails. I like Tequila where it’s “supposed” to be, like on its on or in a Margarita. I like Tequila with citrus juice, but as soon as it starts to stray from that, I’m not usually digging the cocktail.

For example, something like the Horny Bull works because it’s just Tequila and orange juice. But it’s getting close to the line that I don’t like. Staying with bull themed cocktails, the Brave Bull isn’t for me. Tequila and Kahlua? That’s weird. The Juan Collins? Close enough to a Margarita for me to like.

So, when going into this review of the Tequila Sour, I was sure where I would stand. Now that I’ve tried the cocktail, I’m still a little unsure about it. There are some serious Margarita vibes going on, except for the Cointreau of course. It’s not straying too far. Because of this, all in all, I like it.

I think, though, that overall the Tequila Sour is too sour. Tequila has a natural sourness to it so, combined with all that citrus juice, you get even more sour, but there’s only a couple barspoons of agave syrup to even things out. The Margarita, on the other hand, has enough sugar in it to keep things tasty.

Before anyone chimes in and reminds me that this is a sour cocktail, I do know this! But sour cocktails aren’t usually this sour. But of course, that’s just my opinion. This is a review after all…

Personally I think this recipe needs a little bit more agave syrup, and I enjoyed it a lot more with four barspoons full. Of course your milage may vary and it will be dependent on your personal taste.

If you like Tequila, the Tequila Sour is a cocktail you should be making frequently in order to move away from all the other “stereotypical” Tequila cocktail recipes out there. You’ll likely really enjoy it. If you like sour style cocktails, you may love this recipe or, like me, you may feel it’s overdone. The only way you can find out is to make a Tequila Sour and see how you go.

7.5/10

  • Review by Sarah

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