Pisco Sour

Name: Pisco Sour
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz pisco; 1 oz fresh lime juice (freshly squeezed); 0.75 oz simple syrup (1:1); 1 oz egg white (fresh); 3 dash angostura bitters (for garnish)

A frothy South American sour with grape brandy and lime.

brandyMedium~18% ABV

MethodShakeGlassCoupeIcenoneGarnishangostura bitters

⚠ Contains: 🥚 Egg, 🍷 Sulfites

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

2 ozpisco
1 ozfresh lime juice(freshly squeezed)
¾ ozsimple syrup(1:1)
1 ozegg white(fresh)
3 dashangostura bitters(for garnish)

Tools

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Instructions

1Add pisco, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg white to a shaker.
2Dry shake vigorously without ice for 15 seconds to emulsify egg white.
3Add ice and shake again for another 12-15 seconds until well chilled.
4Double strain into a chilled coupe or goblet glass.
5Add 3 drops of Angostura bitters on top and drag a toothpick through for decoration.

#classic#golden-age#pre-prohibition#sour-style#south-american

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History & Origin

The Pisco Sour was refined in the early 1920s by American bartender Victor Morris in Lima Peru. It became Peru's national cocktail.

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