| 2 | oz | Bourbon |
| 1⁄2 | oz | Lemon juice |
| 1⁄4 | oz | Orange juice |
| 1 | t | Sugar |
| 1⁄2 | oz | Red wine (as float) |
Instructions
Dissolve sugar in juices, add whiskey and shake. Strain into a coupe and float wine.
Notes
Other kinds of whiskey also work here, and actually the Washington Post has cognac as the base.
History
Reiner's twist on the 19th-century New York Sour is the addition of orange juice which David Wondrich says
"makes the drink."
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