Pisco Sour
A silky, foam capped pisco sour balancing grape spirit, citrus, and bitters.
Base spirit
Pisco
Style
Sour
Glassware
Coupe
Technique
Shake
The Pisco Sour combines pisco, citrus, sugar, and egg white into a bright, creamy sour. A dry shake then a hard shake produces stable foam. Pisco contributes floral grape notes that complement lime acidity. Most histories tie the drink to Victor Morris’s Lima bar in the early 1900s, a narrative echoed in IBA sources.
Ingredients
Servings
- • 2 oz pisco
- • 0.75 oz lime juice
- • 0.75 oz simple syrup
- • 1 egg white
- • 3 dashes bitters
Did you know?
“The IBA credits Victor Morris with the drink’s popularization in early twentieth century Lima.”
Source:IBA; PunchDrink archives
Bartender's Note
Use a vigorous dry shake.
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How to make the Pisco Sour
- 1.
- 2Shake with ice.
- 3Strain.
- 4Add bitters.
