Whiskey Daisy
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Bourbon whiskey — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Orange liqueur — 10 ml (2 tsp)
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain over fresh crushed ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and mint sprig.
Description: A 19th-century sour-family drink that adds a splash of orange liqueur and grenadine to the classic whiskey-and-citrus base.
Cultural Background: Daisies were an entire cocktail category in the 1800s — spirit, citrus, sweetener and a liqueur float or splash — and gave rise to later drinks like the Margarita.
Tips: Crushed ice keeps the drink extra cold and dilutes gently as it's sipped.
Variations: A splash of soda water on top turns this into a longer, fizzier drink.
Serving Suggestion: Serve over crushed ice as a refreshing, slightly old-fashioned sour.
Nutrition: Approx. 175 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: What's a "Daisy" in cocktail terms?
A: An 1800s category of sours finished with a small amount of liqueur — the direct ancestor of drinks like the Margarita.
- Bourbon whiskey — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Orange liqueur — 10 ml (2 tsp)
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