Western Sour

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Western Sour ingredients in original amounts, cl, oz and parts

Ingredient	Amount	cl	oz	parts
Rye Whiskey	50 ml	5 cl	1.7 oz	6.7 parts
Grapefruit Juice	20 ml	2 cl	0.7 oz	2.7 parts
Lime Juice	15 ml	1.5 cl	0.5 oz	2 parts
Falernum	10 ml	1 cl	0.3 oz	1.3 parts
Rich Simple Syrup	7.5 ml	0.8 cl	0.3 oz	1 part
Lemon	1 slice	—	—	—
Cherry	1 piece	—	—	—

Garnish: Exactly one small thin lemon wheel and one dark red cocktail cherry

1. 01

   Pre-chill a clear old-fashioned glass and prepare one small thin lemon wheel plus one dark red cocktail cherry.

2. 02

   Measure the rye whiskey, fresh pink-grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, falernum, and rich simple syrup into a shaker.

3. 03

   Fill the shaker with solid cold ice and seal it firmly.

4. 04

   Shake hard until the sour is thoroughly chilled and integrated.

5. 05

   Fill the chilled glass with fresh crushed ice and strain the cocktail over it.

6. 06

   Arrange exactly one restrained lemon wheel and one cherry as a compact sail at the rim, then serve.

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