Mid-Century Photo Friday: It’s Cocktail time!

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Happy Friday! We ran across this fabulous ad on our Pinterest page! It inspired us to post a Whiskey Sour Recipe for our Friday afternoon libations! There’s even a video over on About.com on how to make one!

Whiskey Sour:

Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz whiskey
1 1/2 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz sugar syrup
Maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled sour glass.
Garnish with the cherry.

 

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