Fresh Sweet and Sour Mix

Sour mix is a bar staple, but most commercial bar stock is terrible stuff, full of flavorings and preservatives that shouldn’t cross your lips, much less sully a good drink. This homemade mix is well-balanced between tart and sweet, but leaning toward the tart, a logical counterpoint to tequila’s herbal kick. Fresh-squeezed juices are absolutely essential to the mix—don’t cut corners. (Remember, el flojo trabaja doble—the lazy person works twice as hard.) The work of juicing is a sma