Sour

Love a bit of citrus in your cocktail? Enjoy a good sour? These drink recipes include all the citrus options to get you shaking and serving your next favorite cocktail.

Mexican Martini cocktail in a large coupe glass with lime wedge and olive garnish.

Mexican Martini

The Margarita and Dirty Martini are both beloved cocktails, but what happens when you merge the two? Austin, Texas bar Cedar Door created the Mexican Martini over 40 years ago, and proved that this unlikely combination works.

Siesta cocktail served in a coupe glass and garnished with grapefruit peel, shot against marble backdrop

Developed at Pegu Club in 2006 by Katie Stipe, this bittersweet modern classic and Hemingway Daiquiri riff combines blanco tequila, grapefruit and lime juices, and Campari.

Shot in the Dark non alcoholic cocktail

Shot in the Dark

A faux wine blend stars in this zero-proof sour from Alex Jump, alongside Pentire Adrift, vanilla syrup, and aquafaba.

Tonic Rickey non alcoholic cocktail

Non-Alcoholic Spicy Margarita

See You on Wednesday (Non-Alcoholic Spicy Margarita)

Mental Note non alcoholic cocktail

Garden Collins non alcoholic cocktail

Slow Burn non alcoholic cocktail

Pan American Clipper

Pan American Clipper

Pink-hued Millionaire cocktail in ornate coupe glass with etched gold rim, dusted with nutmeg, on white marble background

blue hawaii cocktail with paper umbrella against a red background

A Collins glass filled with bright yellow punch garnished with a pineapple slice and a sprig of fresh mint.

Reggae Rum Punch

Mojito cocktail

Four punch glasses with beaded glass handles sit on a blue surface next to an elegant punch bowl. The bowl and mugs are filled with a golden punch over ice, garnished with lemon and star anise.

Champagne Holiday Punch

canchanchara cocktail

Three rocks glasses rest on a dark marble bar top. Each is filled with ice, a bright red punch, a large slice of grapefruit, pomegranate seeds, and a sprig of rosemary. Next to them is a bottle of Fever-Tree ginger beer.

Ginger Fever Punch

long island iced tea cocktail

Long Island Iced Tea

two kamikaze shots side-by-side on a pink surface

daiquiri cocktail in a coupe with a lime twist garnish

Upper Cut cocktail

Kombucha Sangria

Kombucha Sangria

Frozen Daiquiris

Frozen Daiquiri

Bootstitch cocktail

Japanese Sour cocktail in a coupe, with a frothy top that is decorated with drops of bitters, served on a round tray

Apricot Ginger Whiskey Sour cocktail

Apricot Ginger Whiskey Sour

Bordeaux Sour

Dizzy Delight cocktail

Cave Creek cocktail

What’s Up, Doc

two washington apple shots on a wooden table

Washington Apple Shot

Gold Rush cocktail in an engraved rocks glass with single large ice cup and lemon twist, on a dark marble background

Cucumber Cleanse cocktail

Cucumber Cleanse

Tom Collins cocktail garnished with a lemon wheel and cherry

Brown Derby cocktail in high-stemmed coupe glass, with a head of foam and orange twist, on a light colored background

Margarita

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

pisco sour cocktail with three drops of bitters on top, served on a silver tray

Man o' War cocktail with lemon peel and cherry garnish

Sidecar cocktail

Caipirinha cocktail in a rocks glass with limes, served on a bamboo mat

Whiskey Sour cocktail next to fruit, bitters and jigger

Cosmopolitan cocktail

Reddish-hued French Martini in silver-rimmed coup glass, on bronze tray

Scofflaw cocktail

Hot Toddy cocktail in a glass mug with lemon wheel and cloves

Singapore Sling cocktail

Singapore Sling

two tumblers of Green Beast punch with cucumbers, sitting in front of a full punch bowl with ice, cucumbers and ladle

New York Sour cocktail in a rocks glass on a sunny countertop

Boston Rum Punch

Boston Rum Punch

London Lemonade cocktail surrounded by lemons and green leaves

London Lemonade

Bright green Midori Sour cocktail with a lemon wheel garnish

Mai Tai cocktail with a dark rum float, mint sprig and lime wheel

moscow mule cocktail served in a copper mug with a lime wheel

Forbidden Sour cocktail with a cherry and orange slice, served on a silver tray

Sloe Gin Fizz cocktail with cherry and lemon garnish, served on a metal bar grate

Last Word cocktail

ramos gin fizz cocktail with a thick frothy head served in a Collins glass

Cucumber Basil & Lime Gimlet with basil leaf garnish

Cucumber, Basil & Lime Gimlet

Gimlet cocktail on a circular tray and garnished with a lime wheel

Whiskey Smash cocktail on ice with mint leaves and a straw

Gin Fizz cocktail in a Collins glass on a marble surface

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