New York Sour

New York Sour is an American cocktail made with a combination of whiskey, sugar syrup, lemon juice, and dry red wine. In order to prepare it, all ingredients except wine are shaken with ice, then strained into a rocks glass and topped with wine.

Contrary to its name, the cocktail was actually invented in Chicago. Originally, it was known as Continental Sour and Southern Whiskey Sour before the name was changed to New York Sour. The first handwritten mention of the cocktail can be found in a Toronto saloon’s drink list from 1856, and a few years later, in 1862, the cocktail appeared in written form in Jerry Thomas’ The Bon-Vivant’s Companion.