Sours & Fizzes
Pisco Sour
Coupe
Glass
A few drops of Angostura bitters on the foam
Garnish
Ingredients
- - 2 oz pisco
- - 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- - 3/4 oz simple syrup
- - 1 egg white
- - 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
Method
- Dry-shake all ingredients except bitters (no ice) for 15 seconds.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Dot the foam with bitters.
Description: Peru and Chile's national cocktail: pisco, lime, sugar, and a frothy egg-white top.
Garnish: A few drops of Angostura bitters on the foam
Note: Created in Lima, Peru, in the 1920s; the subject of a long-running friendly rivalry between Peru and Chile over its true origin.