#28 · classic
Pisco Sour
Pisco Sour ranks #28 among the 50 classics on this map — a brandy & pisco drink that reads balanced between sweet and bitter / dry and refreshing. Peru’s national drink, finished with aromatic bitters on the foam.
- Brandy & pisco
- Shaken
- Coupe
- Medium · ~16% abv
Flavor position
On the flavor map, Pisco Sour sits in the sweet & refreshing corner (sweet–bitter score 44, refreshing–boozy score 28).
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Ingredients
- 60 ml pisco
- 30 ml lime juice
- 20 ml sugar syrup
- 1 egg white
- Angostura drops
Method
- Add 60 ml pisco, 30 ml lime juice, 20 ml sugar syrup, 1 egg white, Angostura drops to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a coupe glass.
- Serve without garnish, or as you prefer.