SOUR

Sour

A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks; the word itself is often used as a post-positive adjective when in the name of a drink. Common examples of sours are the margarita and the sidecar. Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. Sours are mixed drinks containing a base liquor, lemon or lime juice, egg white, and a sweetener .

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sour

Noun

  1. The sensation of a sour taste.
  2. A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
  3. Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.

Verb

  1. To make or become sour.
    Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.
  2. To make or become disenchanted.
    We broke up after our relationship soured.
  3. To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
  4. To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.

Adjective

  1. Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
    Lemons have a sour taste.
  2. Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
  3. Tasting or smelling rancid.
  4. Peevish or bad-tempered.
    He gave me a sour look.
  5. Excessively acidic and thus infertile.
    sour land; a sour marsh
  6. Containing excess sulfur.
  7. Unfortunate or unfavorable.


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