CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1920–1933
Pisco Sour
Pisco, lime, sugar and egg white, finished with Angostura bitters.
1920sHistorical classicResearched
The Pisco Sour was created in Lima in the 1920s, most likely by Victor Morris at Morris’ Bar. Pisco, lime, sugar and egg white make a frothy, aromatic sour; a few dashes of Angostura bitters are the signature finish. Peru celebrates a national Pisco Sour day each February.
- Chilcano
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- Pisco Sour with fruit
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
- Pisco60 ml
- Lime juice25 ml
- Sugar syrup15 ml
- Egg white1
- Angostura bitters3 dashes
Method
Shake all ingredients except bitters with ice, strain into a coupe and dot the foam with bitters.
Coupe · egg-white foam · bitters