Alright, experimenting with ward 8 recipes, thanks to the fact that no sugar syrup is available to make a proper whiskey sour. The first "Foot Soldier" recipe:
3 oz. whiskey
2 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. orange juice
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
maraschino juice
a disaster of a recipe. tasted dull and unbalanced. Not quite sweet, not quite sour, with an unpleasing aftertaste.
Second "Foot Soldier" recipe:
2 oz. whiskey
2 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. orange juice
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
splash grenadine
This one works, but isn't all that different from a ward 8. The proportions are worth noting, however. And I think this would take a better bourbon than Jim Beam, which is why this gets the "Foot Soldier" designation. Actually, I know it will. Must. Collect. Better. Bourbons.
Third "Foot Soldier" recipe:
3 oz. whiskey
2 oz. lemon juice
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
splash grenadine
This is the best one. I'm starting to think that the orange juice ward 8 may not be a sign of sophistication. This allows for a more naked whiskey, and even the Beam shines through. Imagine a serious whiskey. Of course, this is now differentiated from the whiskey sour only by its lack of sugar syrup and splash of grenadine.
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