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Whiskey Sour Day 2026: 5 amazing food facts

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By Nascimento Pinto
Published Aug 19, 2026

Whiskey Sour Day

Every year, National Whiskey Sour Day 2026 is observed on August 25 in the US, and the world to celebrate the unique whiskey-based drink

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What is Whiskey Sour?

Whiskey Sour is a cocktail made from whiskey or bourbon with fresh lime juice, and simple syrup, along with egg white for the foamy top, and angostura bitters

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Origin of the cocktail

The first version of the cocktail is known to be the story of how sailors added liquor to citrus juice to stop scurvy, and made bad water taste good

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Recorded recipe history

While the first recipe was said to be recorded by a bartender Jerry Thomas in 1862, another saw it appear in a Wisconsin paper in 1870

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Peruvian connection

Most popularly, it is believed that a man named Elliott Stubb invented the drink in Iquique around 1872, according to a paper

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