Comments on: Pisco Sour http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Scott Strand http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-127321 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:08:17 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-127321 I agree you definitely need the egg white. I just got back from a month in Peru and drank these every night, always with the egg. No one in our party ever got sick. Great Drink!!! I agree you definitely need the egg white. I just got back from a month in Peru and drank these every night, always with the egg. No one in our party ever got sick. Great Drink!!!

]]> by: Henno Lattik http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-43834 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:27:15 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-43834 Having lived in Peru and Chile for 7 years and consumed hundreds - nay, thousand or so Pisco sours, I think I can contribute to the debate. I am amazed that noone has defined the most important ingredient for a Peruvian Pisco Sour. It is the local lime, called limon, or in Chile limon de Pica, or in North America a key lime. These are small, with a particular taste and make for a far better and more authentic drink. In Peru that is the only kind used, whereas in Chile ordinary limes are often used, for a less tasty result. Without key limes, the drink is pretty ordinary. As Pisco is a brandy, one can substitute a good white brandy, like grappa, or a French white brandy (usually cheaper than a good Pisco), without any noticeable difference. Having lived in Peru and Chile for
7 years and consumed hundreds - nay, thousand or so Pisco sours, I think I can contribute to the debate.
I am amazed that noone has defined the most important ingredient for a Peruvian Pisco Sour. It is the local lime, called limon, or in Chile limon de Pica, or in North America a
key lime. These are small, with a particular taste and make for a far better and more authentic drink. In Peru that is the only kind used, whereas in Chile ordinary limes are often used, for a less tasty result. Without key limes, the drink is pretty ordinary.
As Pisco is a brandy, one can substitute a good white brandy, like grappa, or a French white brandy (usually cheaper than a good Pisco),
without any noticeable difference.

]]> by: Enrique http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-41622 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:33:25 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-41622 You can find Amargo Chuncho and also a great freeze dry mix 100 % Natural for Pisco Sour and Pisco Punch at www.perucooking.com If you are afraid of the ggwhites the mix should be your solution. Remember in this wonderful cocktail goes the eggwhite ONLY. Pisco Punch was the most popular cocktail in San Francisco in the 1850 to 1900 at the Bank Exchange Bar. Pisco is only from PERU and its been since 1600's. Thanks. Enrique You can find Amargo Chuncho and also a great freeze dry mix 100 % Natural for Pisco Sour and Pisco Punch at www.perucooking.com
If you are afraid of the ggwhites the mix should be your solution. Remember in this wonderful cocktail goes the eggwhite ONLY.
Pisco Punch was the most popular cocktail in San Francisco in the 1850 to 1900 at the Bank Exchange Bar.
Pisco is only from PERU and its been since 1600’s.
Thanks.
Enrique

]]> by: Todd http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-39735 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:46:37 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-39735 Don't be a wimp. If you're going to drink a true Peruvian drink, drink it the way they do! I spent 5 weeks riding the dirt backroads of Peru on my motorcycle. Had 2-3 Pisco Sours every night and I was not in top notch hotels. The egg whites won't hurt you. The e-coli and salmonella come from the outside. Wash your egg first and be sure it is not cracked and you won't have to worry about. Ok, so you're still a weakling and are afraid of the egg, but really want to experience the joy of a Pisco Sour in Peru. Eat 2 chewable Pepto-bismol tablets 1/2 hour before you drink. Follow it with 1 cup of pure cranberry juice (not the cocktail juice)10 minutes before your drink your first Pisco. Do the same with the tablets and cranberry juice when you have finished your last Pisco. Guaranteed you won't have a problem. The Peto helps prevent the bad bug attack by lining your stomach. The cranberry juice neutralizes the binding enzymes of the e-coli cell and prevents it from binding to other e-coli cells and penetrating the stomach wall to make you sick. And if that don't work, be man, group up and drink like a Viking as they say in Peru. Email me if you think I am wrong or if you're femail, pretty, single and want to have a night of Piscos! sirfrey@earthlink.net Don’t be a wimp. If you’re going to drink a true Peruvian drink, drink it the way they do! I spent 5 weeks riding the dirt backroads of Peru on my motorcycle. Had 2-3 Pisco Sours every night and I was not in top notch hotels. The egg whites won’t hurt you. The e-coli and salmonella come from the outside. Wash your egg first and be sure it is not cracked and you won’t have to worry about. Ok, so you’re still a weakling and are afraid of the egg, but really want to experience the joy of a Pisco Sour in Peru. Eat 2 chewable Pepto-bismol tablets 1/2 hour before you drink. Follow it with 1 cup of pure cranberry juice (not the cocktail juice)10 minutes before your drink your first Pisco. Do the same with the tablets and cranberry juice when you have finished your last Pisco. Guaranteed you won’t have a problem. The Peto helps prevent the bad bug attack by lining your stomach. The cranberry juice neutralizes the binding enzymes of the e-coli cell and prevents it from binding to other e-coli cells and penetrating the stomach wall to make you sick. And if that don’t work, be man, group up and drink like a Viking as they say in Peru. Email me if you think I am wrong or if you’re femail, pretty, single and want to have a night of Piscos! sirfrey@earthlink.net

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-24728 Tue, 08 May 2007 18:02:30 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-24728 Phillip, You don't buy "Pisco Sour", it's a drink that you make, using the recipe as provided in my write-up above. As for buying Pisco brandy, first ask at your local liquor stores to see if they have it, or know of where you might be able to get it in your area. Here in Washington State, where we have a state-run liquor store system, most of the stores carry it. In places like California, where liquor stores come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, you probably can't find it in the selection of liquor sold at the various corner convinience stores, but you can find it at almost all of the larger "destination" Liquor Stores (Liquor Barn, BevMo, etc.) Phillip, You don’t buy “Pisco Sour”, it’s a drink that you make, using the recipe as provided in my write-up above. As for buying Pisco brandy, first ask at your local liquor stores to see if they have it, or know of where you might be able to get it in your area.

Here in Washington State, where we have a state-run liquor store system, most of the stores carry it. In places like California, where liquor stores come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, you probably can’t find it in the selection of liquor sold at the various corner convinience stores, but you can find it at almost all of the larger “destination” Liquor Stores (Liquor Barn, BevMo, etc.)

]]> by: philip ellison http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-24592 Mon, 07 May 2007 19:31:41 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-24592 Type your comment here.Where can I buy Pisco sour or Pisco brandy Type your comment here.Where can I buy Pisco sour or Pisco brandy

]]> by: Well Fed Network - » The Clover Club Cocktail http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-20613 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:50:26 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-20613 [...] Consider the Egg. A product that holds a variety of fascinating uses, including as being an ingredient in many excellent cocktails. The Pisco Sour, and Ramos Gin Fizz are perhaps the most well known, but the time was when one of the most popular cocktails of the day was one that included the use of an egg, and yet today few have ever heard of it. [...] […] Consider the Egg. A product that holds a variety of fascinating uses, including as being an ingredient in many excellent cocktails. The Pisco Sour, and Ramos Gin Fizz are perhaps the most well known, but the time was when one of the most popular cocktails of the day was one that included the use of an egg, and yet today few have ever heard of it. […]

]]> by: The Spirit World - » The Clover Club Cocktail http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-20601 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:57:00 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-20601 [...] Consider the Egg. A product that holds a variety of fascinating uses, including as being an ingredient in many excellent cocktails. The Pisco Sour, and Ramos Gin Fizz are perhaps the most well known, but the time was when one of the most popular cocktails of the day was one that included the use of an egg, and yet today few have ever heard of it. [...] […] Consider the Egg. A product that holds a variety of fascinating uses, including as being an ingredient in many excellent cocktails. The Pisco Sour, and Ramos Gin Fizz are perhaps the most well known, but the time was when one of the most popular cocktails of the day was one that included the use of an egg, and yet today few have ever heard of it. […]

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-15651 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:12:18 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-15651 Thanks Percy! Thanks Percy!

]]> by: Percy Pereyra http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-15639 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:14:25 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/06/19/pisco_sour/#comment-15639 Just to summarize A clasical/typical Pisco Sour must have Amargo de Angostura. Of course the other substitutes are also good but personally I prefer my pisco sour with Amargo de Angostura Good places to get an excellent Pisco Sour are: Hotel Maury, La Granja Azul, and The Queirolo ( I added this place in my last holidays/visit to Peru) In fact there are many, many more. Finally, I drink pisco sour in any place I go. Cheers Percy Just to summarize
A clasical/typical Pisco Sour must have Amargo de Angostura.
Of course the other substitutes are also good but personally I prefer my pisco sour with Amargo de Angostura
Good places to get an excellent Pisco Sour are: Hotel Maury, La Granja Azul, and The Queirolo ( I added this place in my last holidays/visit to Peru)
In fact there are many, many more.
Finally, I drink pisco sour in any place I go.

Cheers
Percy

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