Editing Sour mix

{{Short description|Yellow-green mixer used in cocktails}}
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[[File:Wikidrink_Sweet_and_Sour_mix.png|thumb|A generic bar bottle of sour mix, served with a [[lemon#uses|lemon wheel]]]]
'''Sour mix''' (also known as '''sweet and sour mix''') is a [[Drink mixer|mixer]] that is usually yellow-green in color, and is used in many [[cocktail]]s.<ref name="OCSC">{{cite OCSC|page=659}}</ref> It is made from approximately equal parts [[Lemon juice|lemon]] and/or [[lime juice]] and [[syrup#Simple_syrup|simple syrup]] and shaken vigorously with ice. This produces a pearly-white liquid with a pronounced flavor. 

Optionally, [[egg white]]s may be added to make the liquid slightly foamy.

Sour mix can be mixed with [[liquor|liquor(s)]] to make a [[Sour (cocktail)|sour drink]]; most common are [[vodka sour]] ([[vodka]]) and [[whiskey sour]] ([[whiskey]]). It may also be served [[neat (bartending)|neat]] or with [[juice]], [[club soda]], etc., as a [[soft drink]].

Pre-mixed versions are available and are used in many bars.  These typically consist of a powder which must be rehydrated by adding water prior to use.

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==References==
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==See also==
* [[List of cocktails]]
* [[Tom Collins]]

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[[Category:Drink mixers]]