Sweet and Sour — other used in cocktails

Quick Facts

Type Other
ABV 0.00%
Alcoholic No
Used in 7 cocktails
Calories/100ml 100.00 kcal

Sweet and Sour

A pre-mixed blend combining both sweet (sugar syrup or simple syrup) and sour (lemon or lime juice) elements in one convenient product. Essentially a more balanced version of sour mix, sweet and sour is used as a shortcut in bars to build Margaritas, Whiskey Sours, and other citrus cocktails.

Flavor Profile

Pre-balanced sweet-tart nose with citrus juice and sugar. Palate delivers convenient sour cocktail backbone with lemon-lime tartness. Smooth, balanced finish with consistent acidity.

Sweet
5/10
Sour
7/10

Common Substitutes

Sour mix Fresh Lemon Juice Daiquiri mix
See full substitution guide →
All cocktails with Sweet and Sour → Substitution guide

Cocktails using Sweet and Sour

Bahama Mama cocktail in a highball glass — made with Rum, Dark Rum, and Banana Liqueur

Bahama Mama

Cocktail

 Grand Blue cocktail in a old-fashioned glass — made with Malibu rum, Peach schnapps, and Blue Curacao

Grand Blue

Ordinary Drink

 Irish Spring cocktail in a collins glass — made with Irish Whiskey, Peach brandy, and Orange juice

Irish Spring

Ordinary Drink

 Mai Tai cocktail in a collins glass — made with Light rum, Orgeat syrup, and Triple sec

Mai Tai

Ordinary Drink

 Royal Fizz cocktail in a collins glass — made with Gin, Sweet and Sour, and Egg

Royal Fizz

Ordinary Drink

 Stone Sour cocktail in a whiskey sour glass — made with Apricot Brandy, Orange juice, and Sweet and Sour

Stone Sour

Ordinary Drink

 Texas Rattlesnake cocktail in a highball glass — made with Yukon Jack, Cherry Brandy, and Southern Comfort

Texas Rattlesnake

Shot