Ingredients
- 2 ozpisco
- 1½ ozfresh grapefruit juice
- ½ ozfresh lime juice
- ½ ozcinnamon syrup
- 🍋Grapefruit wedge and cinnamon stick(garnish)
🔧 Tools
Instructions
- Combine pisco, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and cinnamon syrup in a cocktail shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10 to 12 seconds until well chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice or a large cube.
- Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a cinnamon stick.
📜 History
The Chirulin is one of Peru's most ancient pisco-based cocktails, originating in El Ingenio, a community in the Ica region with a centuries-long Afro-Peruvian heritage. For generations, locals prepared it in large clay pitchers called jarras and passed communal cups among friends and family during celebrations. The original recipe used pomelo, a thick-skinned citrus native to the region, combined with pisco and a cinnamon-spiced syrup. In 2024, Lima bartender Tatiana Flores introduced a shaken modern interpretation featured in PUNCH Magazine, swapping pomelo for fresh grapefruit and adding a splash of lime juice for brightness. The updated recipe brought this ancestral cocktail to contemporary menus while honoring its communal, celebratory roots.