Mint Whiskey Sour

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• This cocktail is a win for St. Patrick's Day. But make it for spring and summer parties too. There is an amazing resurgence of cocktail culture happening right now. Gone (mostly) are the days of super-sweet tiki drinks. Instead, you can roll into many great bars these days and be served an amazing cocktail. Some of them are seriously works of art and hard to reproduce at home. But, there are great cocktails that are easy to make at home if you use good ingredients. A whiskey sour is a classic drink that has just a few ingredients and is easy to toss together – either individually or as a pitcher for a party. This is my minty twist on the classic. An important iingredient in this drink besides booze is fresh lemon juice. Let me repeat that: fresh lemon juice. Do not use the concentrated stuff. About half of a large lemon will make one cocktail. Pour everything into a cocktail glass and garnish the whole thing with an orange slice, a cherry, and a sprig of fresh mint. This would probably cost $10 in a fancy bar. Bring happy hour home!