Frozen Whiskey Sour Slush Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you freeze whiskey sours? ›

Add the cherries to the whiskey mixture and sweeten to taste with the remaining cherry juice. Mix well and pour into a large plastic container (a big Tupperware bowl, a couple of pitchers, or the aforementioned Ziploc bags will work). Cover and freeze until slushy (it actually never freezes hard).

As an alternative, just get your favorite drink or beverage; put it in the freezer for 2 hours, after 2 hours, slowly take the cold drink or beverage, and give it a little strong tap on the side. If your drink or beverage is in a bottle, just tilt it up and down for at least 5 seconds; there is your slushie!

Allow the brandy slush to freeze for 24-48 hours. Remember that the slush won't freeze solid due to the alcohol content.

You can't over shake your “dry” ingredients. When in doubt it's better to keep on shaking to ensure a frothy top to your co*cktail! If you'd like to try your hand at co*cktail art put your bitters into a container with a dropper top.

In conclusion, whiskey can freeze but has a lower freezing point than water. Freezing whiskey can affect its taste, so storing it in a cool, dry place and avoiding exposure to extreme temperatures is essential. If you accidentally freeze your whiskey, it's best to let it thaw at room temperature before consuming it.

The misconception that whiskey can freeze stems from the fact that whiskey may partially freeze when diluted with water, causing it to look slushy. While it is true that water freezes at a higher temperature than alcohol, the alcohol content in whiskey is high enough to prevent it from freezing in a standard freezer.

When you've shaken it to your heart's content, place it in the freezer for around 3-1/2 hours. Once the time's up, rescue the bottle from its icy home and crack the cap just a tad to let some carbonation out. Finally, turn the bottle upside down, watch it freeze and pour your delicious masterpiece into a cup.

Your slushies will stay cold but not completely frozen thanks to the alcohol.

A high alcohol slush may just thicken a bit…generally the water content in the slush will freeze, but the alcohol won't. If you want to eat it as a slushy, a few hours should do it. Overnight will give a 'harder freeze', but still may not get completely frozen.

40-proof liquor.

These spirits will freeze around 22 °F and are the most likely alcohol to suffer issues in a freezer. If left for too long, these liquors can develop a slushy-like texture and the chemical makeup will forever be altered. This means the liquor will still taste off when thawed.

Will vodka get slushy in the freezer? ›

Due to its ethanol content, vodka will not actually freeze solid until it reaches a temperature of -16 degrees Fahrenheit. Standard freezers are 0 degrees Fahrenheit, but that is still too cold for premium vodka. The optimal drinking temperature of vodka is somewhere between 32-39 degrees Fahrenheit.

Crushed Ice is Your Friend

You'll want to opt for crushed ice when whipping up frozen co*cktails. Crushed ice blends more easily and will give you that ideal thick, slushy consistency.

But if you want to take your Whiskey Sour to the next level, add an egg white. This will not, in fact, make your co*cktail taste like egg. Instead, the egg white will add texture, richness, and a particular creaminess that will make it seem almost like a whiskey milkshake.

Whiskey: Bourbon is the whiskey traditionally used in a classic whiskey sour, with its warm vanilla and brown sugar flavor notes. We strongly recommend using a mid-range, high-proof bourbon (between 43-50% ABV) so that its flavor does not get drowned out by the other ingredients.

The Whiskey Sour was traditionally made with whiskey, lemon juice, sugar and egg white, an ingredient that tames the tart flavor and creates a richer, smoother texture. Today the egg is optional, and it's often more common to find bars serving Whiskey Sours without egg white.

Lasting period: minimum one year, no need to be stored refrigerated, but keep out of the sun.

Keeps 1 week in the refrigerator (the flavor is best in first 24 hours, but it's still good over a week). For serving, place the sour mix in a pitcher with whiskey with 2 handfuls of ice and pour servings of about ½ cup.

We've got news for you. If you're storing booze in your freezer, you're doing yourself a disservice. Technically, you can get away with it since the ethanol content in a bottle of liquor prevents it from freezing over in a household freezer, but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it.

Can I Put Whiskey In the Freezer? Yes, you can put whiskey in the freezer because it has a lower freezing point than other standard beverages causing it to not freeze when stored in a standard freezer. However, it's important to keep in mind that lower temperatures can impact the liquid within the bottle.