Cocktail recipe
Pisco Sour
A shaken cocktail featuring Pisco, Lemon juice, Simple Syrup.
Ingredients
- 60 ml Pisco
- 30 ml Lemon Juice
- 20 ml Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
Method
- Add Pisco, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Egg White (if using) to a shaker.
- If using the egg white, shake without ice until foamy.
- Add ice and shake until cold.
- Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.
- Optional garnish: a few drops of aromatic bitters on the foam.
Story
Victor Morris, an American who opened Morris' Bar in Lima in 1916, is credited with it in the 1920s. Peru celebrates a National Pisco Sour Day on the first Saturday of February.