In honour of Father’s Day, I’m combining a few different inspirations, flavours and spirits that I think any Dad would love. You can skip on the gift this year, because I’m sure that he’ll love a personal mixologist for the day!
Something you have to know about my dad is…he doesn’t drink. Not much anyway. The odd beer would occur, and I mean MAYBE once a year, but alcohol was never really around the house. Now how did I get into mixology? Well that’s a story for another time.
Now some of my favourite memories with my dad was actually watching The Simpson. And that got me thinking about Homer, and Duff Beer. Since I love experimenting with Beer-tails (Beer+Cocktail), I thought this would be a fun way to combine both concepts into one!

I wanted this Father’s Day to be stress free, with a quick and easy recipe. Plus, it’s a cocktail concept that most people either know and/or love which is a WHISKY SOUR!
This cocktail combines one of my favourite Canadian Whisky’s in the market Signal Hill, an IPA Beer Reduction, with fresh lemon and egg whites. There’s a reason why everyone loves a Whisky Sour, and I’m dressing it up with that slight bitter, hops taste that will pleasantly surprise the masses.

Father’s Day Whisk-Beer Sour
Be a personal mixologist for Father's Day and whip up this tasty treat! Combining Canadian Whisky, fresh lemon juice, IPA Beer Reduction with bitters!
– Difficulty: Intermediate
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Signal Hill Whisky
- 1 oz Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 2/3 oz IPA Beer Reduction *
- 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1 Egg White
Instructions
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In a shaker, add all the ingredients listed and give this a DRY shake (without ice). Shake vigorously (approximately 30 seconds).
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Now add ice to your shaker and shake once more until the shaker is too cold to handle.
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Strain into Double Old Fashioned Glass filled with ice.
Recipe Notes
*To whip up the IPA Beer Reduction, simply take a can of your favourite IPA, add equal parts sugars (so if you pour a 375ml Can, add 375 ml of sugar), bring to a boil and simmer until the volume is cut by half.