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Subject: The "Original" Whiskey Sour:
From: Michael
Posted: Sat Oct 30. 2004, 20:02 UTC
To help out an earlier thread, below, I have included my recollection of the 
whiskey sour, bourbon period.  

If we are talking about originality, bourbon was originally used in making 
whiskey sour.  From the late 1940's to the early 1960's, bourbon was a very 
popular drink.  As such, when you'd go to parties, one would always find 
bourbon related items: a bowl filled with ice and water, whiskey sour 
ingredients, etc.  When the mid 1960's came along, scotch replaced bourbon as 
the fashionable whiskey of choice.

By the way, I can not speak for the entire country, because I have not lived 
everywhere in this country, but, for the eastern united states--Washington 
D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, etc.--the "original" whiskey 
sour was made with bourbon.  

Yours truly,

Michael


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