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Chicha Sour recipe
Dry shakenCoupeNo ice13% ABV
The Chicha Sour is a dry-shaken brandy cocktail, made with pisco, chicha morada, lime juice and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.
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Chicha Sour ingredients
| Pisco | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Chicha morada | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Lime juice | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Chicha Sour
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with cinnamon dusting.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Cinnamon dusting
Chicha Sour: quick answers
- How strong is a Chicha Sour?
- About 13% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Chicha Sour?
- About 200 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Chicha Sour served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Chicha Sour have?
- 5 in total: pisco, chicha morada, lime juice, simple syrup and egg white.
