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Aristus

(71,658 posts) Sat Dec 27, 2025, 11:40 PM Dec 27

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Enjoying a classic Whiskey Sour tonight.

Whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup. And a marischino cherry. Yummy!

Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend…

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Enjoying a classic Whiskey Sour tonight. (Original Post) Aristus Dec 27 OP

Luxardo or Amarena? niyad Dec 27 #1

I had my first amarena cherry last year. Loved it so much applegrove Dec 28 #4

They are wonderful. Thank goodness for TraderJoe's! I can keep niyad Dec 28 #5

They came on a cheesecake I ordered in. I bought two applegrove Dec 28 #6

Luxardo. Aristus Dec 28 #7

Wait, wut? I checked the calendar, today is Saturday! But we appreciate your latest concoction. surfered Dec 28 #2

I often have an informal drinking session on Saturday nights. Aristus Dec 28 #8

My dad used to make Whiskey Sours for his friends at Christmas. One applegrove Dec 28 #3

Depending on the whiskey. Aristus Dec 28 #9

Sounds delicious. applegrove Dec 28 #10

It is. Aristus Dec 28 #11

Just something to ponder while enjoying a whiskey sour. Permanut Dec 28 #12

I didn't know that! Aristus Dec 28 #13

niyad

(129,607 posts)

1. Luxardo or Amarena?

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 11:59 PM

Dec 27

applegrove

(130,314 posts)

4. I had my first amarena cherry last year. Loved it so much

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:14 AM

Dec 28

I ordered some online.

niyad

(129,607 posts)

5. They are wonderful. Thank goodness for TraderJoe's! I can keep

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:19 AM

Dec 28

them handy!

applegrove

(130,314 posts)

6. They came on a cheesecake I ordered in. I bought two

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:28 AM

Dec 28

bottles and promptly gave one away when I remembered my diabetes. Wish we had Trader Joe's in Canada.

Aristus

(71,658 posts)

7. Luxardo.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:36 AM

Dec 28

surfered

(11,578 posts)

2. Wait, wut? I checked the calendar, today is Saturday! But we appreciate your latest concoction.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:06 AM

Dec 28

Cheers 🍷

Aristus

(71,658 posts)

8. I often have an informal drinking session on Saturday nights.

Reply to surfered (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:37 AM

Dec 28

Just a weekend catch-up.

applegrove

(130,314 posts)

3. My dad used to make Whiskey Sours for his friends at Christmas. One

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:13 AM

Dec 28

family joked that it was like jet fuel.

Aristus

(71,658 posts)

9. Depending on the whiskey.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:38 AM

Dec 28

Tonight, it’s a blended; Suntori whiskey. Single malts are too strong for a whiskey sour.

applegrove

(130,314 posts)

10. Sounds delicious.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:40 AM

Dec 28

Aristus

(71,658 posts)

11. It is.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:44 AM

Dec 28

The whiskey sour is the first cocktail I used to drink with any regularity; back in my twenties. My mixer back then was Cutty Sark. My tastes have become more sophisticated since then.

Permanut

(7,996 posts)

12. Just something to ponder while enjoying a whiskey sour.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 01:15 AM

Dec 28

Maraschino cherries were developed in the 1920s by Ernest Weigand at Oregon Agricultural College (later Oregon State University).

Aristus

(71,658 posts)

13. I didn't know that!

Reply to Permanut (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 08:52 AM

Dec 28

Thank you!

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