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Pisco Sour recipe
IBA officialDry shakenCoupeNo ice13% ABV200 kcal
The Pisco Sour is a dry-shaken brandy cocktail from Peru, made with pisco, lemon juice, simple syrup and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy. It is an official IBA cocktail, in Contemporary Classics.
Credited to Victor Morris, an American bartender in Lima, in the 1920s. Peru and Chile both claim pisco as their own.
Pisco Sour ingredients
| Pisco | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Lemon juice | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Simple syrup | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Egg white | 30 ml (1 oz) |
How to make a Pisco 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 a few drops of Angostura.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- A few drops of Angostura
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Pisco Sour: quick answers
- How strong is a Pisco 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 Pisco 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 Pisco Sour served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Pisco Sour have?
- 4 in total: pisco, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white.
