Pisco Sour (Chilean-Peruvian brandy cocktail)

Pisco Sour (Chilean-Peruvian brandy cocktail) photo
Two cocktails
Chef BradChef Brad Harvey

Pisco is a type of brandy made from muscat grapes that is found in Peru and Chile. Even though it is named after Peruvian town, both countries claim the pisco sour as their national drink.

ingredients

  • Pisco brandy -- 6 ounces
  • Lemon juice -- 2 ounces
  • Ice cubes -- 4 to 6
  • Egg white -- 1
  • Superfine sugar -- 1 to 2 tablespoons

directions

Preparation

  • 1

    Add the pisco, lemon juice and ice cubes to a bar shaker.

  • 2

    Beat the egg white and sugar together in a bowl with a fork to dissolve the sugar. Add to the bar shaker and shake vigorously 9-12 times.

  • 3

    Strain into chilled cocktail glasses and enjoy.

Variations

  • 1

    Use lime juice instead of lemon juice.

  • 2

    Use more or less sugar if you like. Or substitute simple syrup.

  • 3

    Add a dash or two of angostura bitters to each drink.

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