pisco sours

Chilean lime drinks

A pisco sour is a cocktail made with pisco (a South American grape brandy), lime juice, simple syrup, egg white, and bitters.

The drink is frothy from the shaken egg white and has a tart, citrusy flavor.

Both Peru and Chile claim it as their national cocktail: We ordered pisco sours at the bar in Lima.

Related

bitters · cocktail shaker · limes · brandies · simple syrup · mixture · rum · stirring · gin · muddling · bar · happy hour · tequila · chicha · Santiago · South American cuisine · whiskey · lemon juice

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cocktail type/spirit base

pisco soursbeer

Fermented grain drink

margaritas · whiskey sours · wine · shots · daiquiris

beverage category

pisco sourswater

Clear essential liquid

non-alcoholic drinks · milk · orange juice · soft drinks · mocktails

regional/cultural identity

pisco sourssake

Purpose or interest

vodka · bourbon · Irish whiskey · French wine · German beer

Family

sour, sours, sourly, sourness, sourer, sourest, soured, souring

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated PG