No matter how well it's mixed, a whiskey sour can only be as good as its namesake spirit. Here are our expert's top three ...

Strain the whiskey sour into a rocks glass using a hawthorne cocktail strainer and a fine mesh strainer. If you don’t have a strainer, any kitchen sieve will work just as well.

There aren’t many free sources of cocktail information where you’re certain you can trust the recipes ... Irish whiskey 0.75 oz. lemon juice 0.5 oz. Cointreau 0.25-0.5 oz. simple syrup ...