Pisco Sour（ピスコ・サワー）
Pisco, lime, sugar, egg white, bitters — the cocktail two nations fight over, and both are right.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Pisco | 60 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 30 ml |
| Sugar syrup | 20 ml |
| Egg white | × 1 |
| Angostura bitters | 3 drop |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
60 : 30 : 20 : 1
- 01
Dry-shake to build foam, then shake hard with ice.
- 02
Strain into a chilled rocks glass — foam should cap it.
- 03
Three drops of Angostura on the foam.
Garnish — Angostura drops on the foam
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 55Moderate
- Sourness*
- 90Intense
- Bitterness
- 20Light
- Fruitiness
- 45Moderate
- Herbal*
- 10Faint
- Alcohol
- 55Moderate
- Crisp
- 65Strong
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
1916–1920s — Morris' Bar, Lima. American expat Victor Vaughn Morris built a whisky-sour chassis on pisco; bartender Mario Bruiget added egg white and Angostura.
Peru marks National Pisco Sour Day (first Saturday of February); Chile celebrates Pisco Day in May. The argument is permanent.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — Peruvian Ministry of Culture records · IBA contemporary classics
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- 60 ml Pisco
- 30 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
- 20 ml Simple Syrup
- 1 Raw whole Egg White
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled goblet glass. — Few dashes of Amargo bitters on top as an aromatic garnish.
- Morris' Bar, Lima
Victor Morris · 1920 · Bar · unverified
- Pisco2 oz
- Lime Juice1 oz
- gum syrup0.75 oz
Shake hard; bitters dotted on the foam.
Recorded by the Peruvian craft canon.
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05Variations
- VariationPisco Sour ChilenoNo egg white, no bitters — the leaner sibling
- Ingredient swapAlgarrobinaAlgarrobo syrup instead of sugar — Peru's darker variant
06The map
Spirits
