Stork Club Whiskey Sour

A perfectly balanced Whiskey Sour cocktail made with Stork Club's award-winning Rye.

About forty miles southeast of Berlin lies a lovely park called the Spreewald — a wetland reserve criss-crossed with canals and marshes fed by the Spree River. This is also home to the first Rye Whiskey distillery in Germany — the Spreewald Distillery. Three friends who owned a media agency together drove down to sample Whiskey there in 2015, and when the then-owner mentioned that he was looking for a successor, they sold their agency and launched a new dream. After significant updates and a new Whiskey still, they began to release their signature Spirits under the Stork Club brand.

Stork Club Whiskey Sour is based on their award-winning flagship Rye Whiskey that's crafted with local German rye. After maturation in a combination of American oak and German Napoleon oak, lemon juice and sugar are added. What comes out in the end, is a perfectly balanced 40-proof Whiskey Sour that's all but ready to drink. For a perfect cocktail, shake it with some ice, strain, pour over ice, garnish with some lemon zest, and enjoy!