Sour Grapes?
By Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (AKA: TheLiquidMuse.com)
Courtesy of Barsol Pisco
Latin influences are heating up our bars, and the latest trend features a distilled grape spirit called pisco. Both Chile and Peru produce the eau-vie, and each considers the Pisco Sour its national cocktail. The friendly rivalry is now stretching beyond South America, as norteamericanos, too, embrace this grape brandy with brazos abeirtos.
Pisco Sour
2 1/2 ounces pisco
1 ounce lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 ounce pasteurized egg white
Dash Angostura bitters
Vigorously shake pisco, lime juice, sugar and egg white with plenty of ice. Strain into a sours glass. Garnish with a dash of bitters.
(September 2008)
Tags: brandy, Cocktail Corner, lime juice, pisco, Pisco Sour