Base: Cognac

Pisco Sour

Grape brandy, citrus and foam with a dash of bitters.

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Quick answer: 60 ml pisco • 25 ml lime/lemon juice • 20 ml sugar syrup

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● Medium 5 min
Pisco Sour

Ingredients

Story

The national cocktail of Peru and Chile on grape brandy (pisco); the modern version is credited to American Victor Morris in 1920s Lima.

Method

  1. 1Dry-shake for foam.
  2. 2Add ice and shake again.
  3. 3Strain into a glass.
  4. 4Dot the foam with Angostura bitters.
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  • Sugar syrup126 ₴
  • Pisco (brandy)441 ₴
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Questions and answers

Pisco Sour: how much do the ingredients cost?

A full set of bottles at our prices is about 567 UAH (2 items). That is not the price of a single cocktail: one bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.

Pisco Sour: what do you need?

60 ml pisco; 25 ml lime/lemon juice; 20 ml sugar syrup; 1 egg white; Angostura bitters; Ice.

What can replace “Sugar syrup” in this recipe?

Any item from the same selection will do — for example Syrup Brandbar Original Lime (Lime orydzhynal) 0.7 L PET (126 UAH), Syrup Black Chocolate (Black Chocolate) 0.5 L (Coffeeshop Amster) (66 UAH), Syrup Pewithan – salted caramel (Pecan – solona karamel) 0.5 L (Coffeeshop Amster) (66 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.

What can replace “Pisco (brandy)” in this recipe?

Any item from the same selection will do — for example Brandy Askaneli 3 years aged 0.5 L 40% (321 UAH), Brandy Askaneli 4 years aged 0.5 L 40% (330 UAH), Brandy Askaneli 5 years aged 0.5 L 40% (342 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.

Pisco Sour: how long does it take?

About 5 minutes, 4 steps.

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