 Nevertheless , researcher Toro @-@ Lira argues that the story was refuted after it was discovered El Comercio de Iquique was actually referring to the invention of the whiskey sour . This claim is further certified by the University of Cuyo , Argentina , which in 1962 published the story of Elliot Stubb and his alleged invention of the whiskey sour in Iquique . An excerpt from the newspaper 's story has Elliot Stubb stating , " From now on ... this shall be my drink of battle , my favorite drink , and it shall be named Whisky Sour " ( in Spanish : " En adelante dijo Elliot — éste será mi trago de batalla , — mi trago favorito — , y se llamará Whisky Sour . " ) . 
