Chilcano（チルカーノ）
Pisco, lime, ginger ale, bitters — Peru's everyday highball.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Pisco | 45 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 10 ml |
| Ginger ale | 150 ml |
| Angostura bitters | 2 dash |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
4.5 : 1 : 15
- 01
Fill a highball with ice.
- 02
Add pisco and lime.
- 03
Top with ginger ale, dash bitters. Garnish.
Garnish — Lime wedge · orange slice
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 55Moderate
- Sourness*
- 44Moderate
- Bitterness
- 30Light
- Fruitiness
- 52Moderate
- Herbal*
- 10Faint
- Alcohol
- 28Light
- Crisp
- 48Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
A 20th-century Lima staple — older than it looks, simpler than the Sour, and far more common in Peru itself.
Where the Pisco Sour is ceremony, the Chilcano is habit: bar, lunch, dinner, repeat.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — Difford's Guide
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- Lima bar spec
tradition · Reference · unverified
- Pisco45 ml
Build over ice.
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05Variations
06The map
Spirits
