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Cocktail Friday: the Pisco Sour

Pisco sour may well be one of the world’s best cocktails. My version contains an extra ingredient for an added

  • Serves 1
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Total 5 minutes

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Cocktail Friday: the Pisco Sour

It’s Friday and it is time for cocktails, am I right? In my case it is time for several cocktails because yesterday marked the biggest challenge this blog has ever faced. You might have noticed it looks a little different and is acting a little erratically…

Well this is because Nusde is now on WordPress instead of Blogger. While this might not seem major to you it is a HUGE change for me and I don’t deal well with change. I fret, I worry, I stress and then I worry some more. I could make the Olympic worry team, I am that good at it.

Despite having help on tap from a hugely patient tech guru, you might still come across some dreaded error messages. Please be patient – the posts are there but sometimes they need a little search to locate them.

In the meantime why not make a batch of Pisco Sours to celebrate the end of the week? They might be my all time favourite cocktail – so much complexity in a drink that requires few ingredients.

You will need to get hold of some Pisco for this drink and perhaps my favourite gadget of all time, the gloriously named Mexican Elbow.

I like to add a touch of Marsala wine for a little added sweetness. And of course don’t forget the drops of Angostura Bitters on top of the frothy head. Kinda look like vampire bites, don’t they? Maybe this should be a Halloween cocktail 😉

You might also like my Blueberry Gin Sour.

Recipe

Pisco sour cocktail

Among the greatest sours of them all - a perfect cocktail.

  • Serves 1
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Total 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 fl oz (60ml) Pisco
  • 1 fl oz (30ml) lime juice
  • ½ fl oz (15ml) Marsala wine
  • ½ fl oz (15ml) sugar syrup
  • ½ fl oz (15ml) egg white
  • Angostura bitters

Method

  1. 1

    Shake the Pisco, lime juice, Marsala, sugar syrup and egg white in your cocktails shaker so that the egg white froths up.

  2. 2

    Add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.

  3. 3

    Double strain into a glass. Add three drops of Angustura bitters on the foam and serve.