Chilcano
Peru's refreshing everyday cocktail combining pisco with ginger ale, lime, and bitters, creating a light, effervescent highball perfect for warm weather or casual gatherings.
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add pisco and lime juice.
- 3Top with ginger ale and gently stir to combine.
- 4Add a few drops of Angostura bitters on top.
- 5Garnish with a lime wheel.
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While the Pisco Sour receives international recognition, the Chilcano is arguably Peru's most consumed pisco cocktail domestically. The drink evolved from the Italian Buongiorno, a mixture of grappa and ginger ale brought by Italian immigrants in the 19th century who later substituted local pisco for grappa. The name may derive from a popular Peruvian fish head soup, as both were considered hangover cures.
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