Whiskey Daisy
CLASSIC · BOURBON WHISKEY

Whiskey Daisy

The Daisy is a sour sweetened with a liqueur instead of sugar, documented by Jerry Thomas and everywhere in American bar books by the 1880s.

Ingredients
Bourbon Whiskey60 ml
Fresh Lemon Juice22.5 ml
Orange Curaçao15 ml
Grenadine5 ml
Soda Water30 ml
Orange Slice
Glassware
Old-fashioned glass
Chilled.
Method
  1. 1

    Combine the bourbon, lemon juice, orange curaçao and grenadine in a shaker.

  2. 2

    Add ice and shake hard for 12 seconds.

  3. 3

    Strain into a glass packed with crushed ice.

  4. 4

    Top with a short splash of soda water.

  5. 5

    Garnish with an orange slice and a straw.

From the Bartender

The Daisy is a sour sweetened with a liqueur instead of sugar, documented by Jerry Thomas and everywhere in American bar books by the 1880s. Daisy is margarita in Spanish, and the Tequila Daisy is exactly what it sounds like.

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