How lack of vitamin-C helps Sailors to develop famous cocktail

 

  How lack of vitamin-C helps Sailors to develop famous cocktail.

Scurvy is a disease caused by a severe lack of vitamin C in the diet.

Traveling by sea was difficult in the 1800s. Sailors would take huge amounts of lemons, limes and oranges on voyages. They would also bring alcohol, and the best alcohol was kept at room temperature, like whiskey and bourbon. 

The whiskey sour was a perfect combination of citrus, to combat scurvy, and whiskey to quench the sailor’s thirst. 

For years whiskey sours were enjoyed by sailors on the sea. Once it finally made it to the shores of the United States, its popularity continued. Bartenders today often add egg white to create the classic foam texture.

Recipe

Angostura bitters - 3 dashes

Fresh Lemon Juice -30ml

Sugar Syrup - 15ml

Bourbon Whiskey - 60ml

Egg white/ aqua/pineapple juice -15ml

Ice shake then dry shake then strain in rock glass.

Garnish- Orange peal & Maraschino cherry.

Moral- You never know what can cure you.

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