The Only Pisco Sour Cocktail Recipe You Will Ever Need

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The pisco sour cocktail is perpetually a best-kept-secret. With roots in Peru or Chile, depending on which origin story you believe, the drink centers on pisco, a spirit distilled from muscat grapes.

Pisco Sour Pisco Sour from Sweet Liberty in Miami Beach. Stephanie Mas/Mas Creative Media

While not as famed as other Latin American creations such as the margarita or mojito, the pisco sour offers a refreshing flavor and nuanced style of cocktail. Here, Naren Young, creative director of Sweet Liberty in Miami Beach, suggests a simple approach to keeping it classic. Try this version first, then experiment with all that the pisco sour has to give.

For a deeper dive into the spirit and its history, check out Did You Know That Pisco is a Place, Too?

The Only Pisco Sour Cocktail Recipe You Will Ever Need
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Pisco Sour Cocktail
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Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 oz. Pisco
  • 3/4 oz. lime juice
  • 3/4 oz. simple syrup
  • 1 egg white
Directions
  1. Add all ingredients and dry shake first. (That means to shake without ice.)
  2. Add ice and shake very hard.
  3. Strain into a large coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with Angostura bitters.
 
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