Decanter Press enter or click on the search icon Decanter is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Decanter recommends eight whiskies that work brilliantly in a lip-smacking Whisky Sour cocktail The sour category of cocktails is arguably the most popular of any mixed drinks, containing as it does the Whisky Sour, Margarita and Daiquiri. There’s something magical about a delicious base spirit being simply mixed with sugar and citrus juice to create a lip-smacking, thirst-quenching whole. As with most cocktails of a certain age, the exact origins of the Whisky Sour have been lost to history, however it’s thought that the sour category of cocktails has its roots in the British Navy. With water and beer not fit for consumption on long sea journeys, the men were given a standard issue of