We love making a big batch of this sour mix for vacation. It’s perfect for a trip to the beach or a lake house, or even for entertaining by the pool! Why we love this recipe: This homemade sour mix has the best fresh flavor using real citrus, and makes for one knockout margarita or whiskey sour. Alex and I typically shake up these to order, but when you’re entertaining it’s so much easier to make batch cocktails by starting from the mix. Here are all our secrets!
1 parts sugar 1 parts water 1 part lime juice 2 parts lemon juice
The sour mix tastes the best right away! But you won’t notice a significant difference after 1 week. Once you hit the week mark, you’ll notice the flavor starts to fade. Drink it as close to making it as possible!
Sweet and sour mix cocktail recipes
Here’s the best part: how to make cocktail recipes with sour mix! Here are some of our favorite cocktail recipes made with sour mix:
1. Whiskey sour with sour mix
2 ounces bourbon 1 ¾ ounces sweet and sour mix
Add the bourbon and sour mix to a cocktail shaker. Fill with a handful of ice and shake until very cold. Strain the drink into a glass. Serve with ice, an orange peel and a cocktail cherry.
2. Margarita with sour mix
2 ounces tequila ½ ounce Cointreau 1 ounce sweet and sour mix
Rim a glass with salt. Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with 4 ice cubes and shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice and serve.
3. Tom Collins with sour mix
2 ounces gin 2 ounces sweet and sour mix ½ cup soda water Ice (try our clear ice!)
Add the gin and sour mix to a cocktail shaker with 4 ice cubes. Shake well until chilled. Strain the liquid into an ice filled glass, and top off the glass with soda water. Garnish with a lemon wheel and cocktail cherry.
4. Daiquiri with sour mix
1 ½ ounces white rum 1 ½ ounces sweet and sour mix Lime slice, for garnish
Mix in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into a cocktail glass. Serve garnished with a lime slice.
5. Amaretto sour with sour mix
1 ½ ounces amaretto ½ ounce bourbon whiskey 1 ounce sweet and sour mix
Add the amaretto, bourbon, and sour mix to a cocktail shaker. Fill with a handful of ice and shake until very cold. Strain the drink into a glass. Serve with ice, an orange peel and a cocktail cherry.
Is sour mix the same as margarita mix?
Not quite! Our homemade margarita mix uses only 3 ingredients and has no added sugar. To try it, head to Margarita Mix. If you want to make a large pitcher enough for 8 or 16 drinks, make a margarita pitcher instead. Go to our Margarita Pitcher Recipe.
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