Pisco Sour
Many are the controversies about the origin of the Pisco Sour, if it is Chilean or Peruvian the true is after the second glass…who cares!!!!
We have been in Peru and it is great there as well, basically you have to have the right ingredients and you can make your own country “Pisco Sour” so let’s take a look what you need:
Ingredients for 1 person:
- Lime Juice (way better than lemon) about 1 oz.
- Powder Sugar or sugar syrup or honey ( what ever makes you happy, this is at taste)
- Ice ( this is very important , because going to make your Pisco Sour not too strong , so always soften it with ice)
- ¼ Egg White ( not mandatory , this is used to produce foam and give a very delicate presentation , don’t worry if you put just a little doesn’t taste like egg)
- And of course 3 oz of Pisco ( doesn’t matter if it is Chilean , Peruvian or Chinese, be sure is 35 % alcohol)
- Bitter “Angostura” or Cinnamon
Preparation:
Put everything in your blender, except the Bitter or the cinnamon, which is used to adorn the top of your drink with a drop at the end and serve
Note of the guides:
If you want to look like a professional, use a flute glass (Champagne ones) and moist the top with lemon and then put granulated sugar in the outline of the glass!
Where Can I Find Pisco?
Most of the Duty Free stores of Peru, Chile and Bolivia they have . Some travellers told us than in the United States they saw Pisco in : Trader Joe’s stores.
Please tell us where our readers can find Pisco in your country or city and where is the best pisco sour served in your town !!!!!!!
The basis of your article, saying “who cares” is bad and I will tell you why. If you know anything about pisco you would understand how vastly different a Chilean pisco is to a Peruvian pisco. Don’t just publish stuff like this without knowledge regarding the difference of the spirits. Give some facts and data about the products before blanketing the issue of origin or distillation style.
As far as the history of the Pisco Sour, well that is a very well documented story. The Pisco Sour was invented by an American expatriot bartender named Victor Morris who is originally from Salt Lake city. He moved to Lima in 1919 and opened the Morris Bar in Lima Peru. He invented the pisco sour which became a local favorite. The Morris Bar guestbook exists today and it is full of comments on the Pisco Sour and the guests who loved it.
Please NOTE the difference between pisco sour styles too. To say that it does not matter if there is eggwhite int the cocktail is naive. The eggwhite and the bitters is part of the magic behind a good tasting pisco sour. In Chile they generally don’t use an eggwhite and the cocktail is very different therefore. Maybe this is why Anthony Bourdain did NOT like the pisco sour when he went to Chile to film his show “NO Reservations.” My Chilean friends agree that the egg white makes a huge difference in taste.
Most importantly note the difference in products, a quick review for you – do your own research too. Chilean pisco = aged therefore the color, multi-distill, additives, 2 or 3 grape varieties, stronger alcohol content. Peruvian Pisco = unaged, single distill to proof, no additives, 8 different available varieties, always between 80 and 84 proof.
I don’t mean to sound harsh but don’t toss the baby under the bus. There are many people who are very passionate about their country’s pisco so give credit where it is due.
I am NOT hating on Chilean pisco, is it a very different product which deserves its own appreciation. They have good piscos as well. Salud.
Where to buy pisco in the US? Bevmo!
Thank you very Much friend for your very informative post!!!That’s the idea to keep learning and give different points of view, with respect, so thank you for that!!!
.Of course it matters where it came from,because the chileans try to appropriate eveything that came from Peru and say they created or invented it.We know that Pisco Sour was created in Peru already.
.Now to show what a bunch of liers the chileans are:If pisco(not the cocktail)was created in Chile first,why they would give it the name of a peruvian city?
Elliot Stubb’s invention of Pisco Sour is another account.