How To Make The Whiskey Sour That Taylor Swift's Day-Drinking

Ingredients

• 2 oz. whiskey (rye or bourbon)
• 6 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• sugar syrup (to taste)
• 1 maraschino cherry (for garnish)

Preparation

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the mixture is nice and foamy. Strain into a chilled highball glass over ice.

*Cook's Note: Sugar syrup is a solution of equal parts sugar and water that is cooked over low heat until clear, then boiled for about 1 minute. Cool and store in a squeeze bottle and use to sweeten drinks, to taste.