Make Your Own Sour Mix
Categories: Drinks, Food“Sour mix”, also known as “Sweet and Sour mix” is a bartender’s shortcut used in recipes which would otherwise call for both lemon juice and sugar syrup. Today, most recipes call directly for sour mix.
After being disappointed with every commercial sour mix and powder we could find, Alan and I decided it was time to try to make our own. After many nights of experimentation we finally settled on this very simple recipe.
Combine in a 1 quart (1 liter) pitcher or bottle:
- 18 oz Water
- 12 oz RealLemon brand lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
Mix well and use in your favorite drink recipe. Highly recommended for Long Island Ice Tea.
While you could certainly make this with fresh lemon juice, Alan and I have yet to put in the effort. Even with the bottled lemon juice this is already much better (and cheaper) than any of the commercial offerings.
6 Responses to “Make Your Own Sour Mix”
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Life After Coffee » Long Island Ice Tea Says:
June 10th, 2006 at 12:44 pm[...] Sour Mix [...]
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Life After Coffee » Gang Green Says:
June 10th, 2006 at 12:46 pm[...] 2 oz Sour Mix [...]
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Life After Coffee » Pink Lemonade Says:
June 10th, 2006 at 1:36 pm[...] 3 oz Sour Mix [...]
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Strawberry Daquiry Says:
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:24 pm[...] 4oz Sour Mix [...]
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Jim Says:
February 20th, 2008 at 10:50 pmI use Strag’s Sweet’n Sour barmix from Norway, and it’s fantastic! For the best margarita’s I’ve ever had, I use the ratio of 3 parts barmix, 2 parts tequila, .75 roses lime juice, .75 triple sec.
Problem is, I can’t find Strag’s here in the States, and the bottled sweet’n’sour mixes here don’t taste the same.
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tim Says:
June 24th, 2008 at 3:37 amhi i am wondering if u can make sour powder out of just sugar and citric acid
