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a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar.[1890-95, Amer.]
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whiskey sour
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whiskey sour — ☆ whiskey sour n. a cocktail of lemon juice, sugar, and whiskey, shaken with cracked ice … English World dictionary
whiskey sour — noun a sour made with whiskey • Syn: ↑whisky sour • Hypernyms: ↑sour • Substance Meronyms: ↑whiskey, ↑whisky * * * ˌwhisky ˈsour 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
whiskey sour — whis′key sour′ n. vin a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar • Etymology: 1890–95, amer … From formal English to slang
whiskey sour — noun Date: circa 1889 a cocktail usually consisting of whiskey, sugar, and lemon juice shaken with ice … New Collegiate Dictionary
whiskey sour — noun A cocktail containing Bourbon whiskey, lemon juice and sugar … Wiktionary
Sour mash — is the name for a process in the distilling industry that uses material from an older batch of mash to start fermentation in the batch currently being made, similar to the making of sourdough bread. It was developed by either Dr. James C. Crow or … Wikipedia
sour´ness — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour … Useful english dictionary
sour´ly — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour … Useful english dictionary
sour — [sour] adj. [ME soure < OE sur, akin to Ger sauer, ON sūrr < IE * suro , sour, salty > Latvian sũrs, salty, bitter] 1. having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc. 2. made acid or rank by or as by fermentation… … English World dictionary
Sour (cocktail) — Sours A typical whiskey sour in a non standard glass. Type Cocktail Family Alcohol common in this class of cocktail … Wikipedia
