4 ice cubes
1 cup Pisco
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg white
Angostura bitters
We are doing a tour of Ohio this Memorial Day weekend and the first stop is Columbus. We are spending the night at our good friends Billy and Cheryl's house.
Pisco is a South American spirit made with Chilean moscatel grapes. They just started selling it in Ohio and Cheryl was first in line. She use to drink them at a now-defunct restaurant near her house in Denver appropriately called Piscos. If she had one cocktail she had four and she has been converting people to the PISCO SOUR ever since. She converted two more tonight because the PISCO SOUR is really good.
To make it, Cheryl put the Pisco, sugar, an egg white, and fresh lemon juice squeezed with care into a blender with the ice. She blended, then she poured the frothy treat into a cool-looking martini glass and added a few dashes of bitters - something she said some recipes don't have, but is key to a good cocktail.
The bitters were important and the PISCO SOUR is very good. It is kind of like a brandy, but the taste is more sublime and subdued, making it very easy to drink. I especially liked the use of sugar and lemon juice instead of artificial sour mix. I may have to throw my bottle of sour mix out when I get home. Convert thyself and try a PISCO SOUR this weekend with some of your friends. It's perfect for a hot summer holiday weekend night.
Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie
Dear Cocktail Connie, good afternoon, and happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you could tell me where you were able to find Chilean Pisco here in Columbus. I would be very interested in knowing, as are several of my friends.
Thank you so much, and I hope you have a great day!