Post #703978 by Destro100 on Tue, Jan 7, 2014 7:05 AM

And yet, one more whiskey-based tiki concoction:

Number 11 - The Eastern Sour

Another nice whiskey drink with a few interesting twists as compared to the previously reviewed Bourbon Special, and Western Sour.

I like the orange-lemon combination; it provides a pleasant sour balance. I also like the suggestion of rye whiskey. The other two whiskey cocktails were both bourbon-based. Being able to switch to rye was a gratifying surprise. In this case, I chose Templeton Rye, but in hindsight, I'd probably go spicier in the future - perhaps Rittenhouse. I love Templeton, but I think it takes too much of a backseat in this drink, where already, there's a lot going on between the citrus and syrups. It's probably the perfect whiskey to use for non-whiskey drinkers, but for whiskey-lovers, you'd probably want something stronger.

Once again, why so little orgeat? Why not just double it, and forsake the simple syrup? Yet another alteration to retry at a later (much later) date.

While it is a most agreeable whiskey-based tiki cockail, I would still place it below the Bourbon Special, yet above the Western Sour.

Ingredients I used:

Fresh orange juice (Clementines to be exact)
Fresh lemon juice
Homemade simple syrup (1.5 sugar to 1 water) ratio
1833 Routin Orgeat
Templeton Rye Whiskey

My personal rating: *** (3) out of ***** (5)