El Capitan
Peru's sophisticated answer to the Manhattan, pairing aromatic pisco with sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters, garnished with a green olive.
- 2 ozpisco
- 1 ozsweet vermouth
- 2 dashesangostura bitters
- Green olivegarnish
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The El Capitan emerged in the 1920s in Peru's southeastern highlands around Puno, where army captains on horseback patrols would order this warming combination of pisco and vermouth. The cocktail marries two grape-based spirits in elegant harmony, predating many modern Manhattan variations by decades.
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