The Pisco Sour - a perfect sour cocktail recipe
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- In today's video, I'll share with you my Pisco Sour recipe! This is the perfect drink for when you need something light and easy. The build is based on the classic Peruvian recipe (it's also the national drink of Chile), but I've chosen to substitute the traditional egg white with aquafaba. I find it to be lighter and cleaner on the finish. In this case, softening the citrus while enhancing the subtle flavors of the Peruvian Pisco.
I would like to add, the limes in South America are different from the Persian limes or lemons I have access to in Chicago. I've read the key lime is closer in terms of flavor, but when I tried using them, I found the juice to be quite bitter on the finish. They yield little juice, so by using extra force to squeeze the limes, I may have unintentionally expressed a good amount of bitter oils from the skins. Also, the key limes I found weren't grown in the Florida Keys, but Mexico. This lead me to question how true they were to a real Florida key lime. Let alone a Peruvian lime! So I settled on my old go-to, splitting the fresh juice of both lemons and limes. This isn't uncommon among bartenders. The combination is sure to please. Cheers!
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
The History: 0:45
The Booze: 2:08
The Citrus: 4:48
The Recipe: 5:37
Sips & Sign Off: 8:19
THE PISCO SOUR RECIPE
2 oz. (60 ml) Barsol Pisco
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) aquafaba (chickpea water)
1 Drop Angostura bitters for garnish
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Does everyone have some Pisco for Pisco Sour Day?
TIME STAMPS! 👇
Intro: 0:00
The History: 0:45
The Booze: 2:08
The Citrus: 4:48
The Recipe: 5:37
Sips & Sign Off: 8:19
Just a heads up Andres, this channel is about to blow up! You do nothing but greatness my friend. Cheers
Thanks for the kind words, Ryan! Really appreciate the support. Cheers to you!
Seriously just said the same thing while sitting at a cocktail bar, scrolling through the videos for inspiration of what to order! Amazing work, you deserve to blow up!
How right you are
Whaddaya know, he blew up
The wife and I drank quite a few of these in Ollantaytambo a few years back. Making this for her at home might be a nice way to bring back memories of that awesome vacation.
I love this idea - cheers to you both!
I LOVE OLLANTAYTAMBO! My friend Washi has an awesome nonprofit there that brings food and resources to the people in the region. Thanks for mentioning this amazing town.
awwww
Good memories. When I worked in Peru with the Peruvian Air Force, we made it in a bucket using a drill and painters mixing paddles. Yours is much classier. Love your channel and pisco sour.
In Perú we actually consider other pisco cocktail as light, the "chilcano". That's because we usually go 3-1-1-1 on pisco sour, so it's stronger
I'll try the mix lemon/lime, good video!
Yes, the correct ratio is 3-1-1-1, although it can be down to 2-1-1-1 if there are people that would like it "softer" (like some ladies). To have a better result with egg whites I usually beat eggs until stiff before mixing with the rest ingredients, it guarantees me that there will be any egg whites' chunks in order to have a very smooth finish, almost like a foam dessert. (Also is imperative to not to use just plain syrup, it has to have Arabic gum on it!)
I bought my first bottle of pisco on a whim yesterday at about 11:30am. Half an hour later, your video comes out and I just happened to buy the exact bottle you’re using here. I didn’t even know it was pisco sour day! I think it’s a sign from God 🙏
No way! It's a sign, Dominic. You've been chosen as the king of Pisco Sour Day! Huzzah!
This is more what I want to see and drink. Light beckoning the warmth of Spring. I doubt I can find Pisco, but I will try. As a side, I had a penpal from South Korea when I was in elementary. I really wish I could find her again...just to see where she is in life now.
I haven't had a touch of alcohol in like 6 years (just lifestyle choice) but I watch your channel religiously because I looooooove all the history and info about these creations!
This channel is really underrated. I don’t even drink alcohol but these videos are entertaining, they make me happy to watch for some reason and these videos are such mood lifters
Did Pisco Sour on a family lunch and everybody love it. I added a dash of angostura with 1oz of Eggwhite, 2 oz of Pisco, half oz lemon and same with simple syrup. As a Chilean, i've never been a fan of pisco but this cocktail is extremely refreshing and bitters add aroma and complexity that everyone liked!
I really appreciate the back story to all the cocktails, as well as the explanations on the ingredients
Best cocktail youtuber ever!! I'm so addicted I watch all your videos over and over...
You’re a wonderful person with a wonderful content. Thank you so much for everything! You are the best!
Thank you so much for this content. I had WAY too many of these in Peru, back in '18, and always wondered what was in them. Delicious... and kinda addictive.
I've made this with lime juice only and the same Barsol Pisco! It's one of my favorite sour drinks! It's smooth, balanced and very tasty! I have yet to try the lime/lemon split though!
My wife is Peruvian & I had her parents over for pisco sour day. I used your recipe & my father in law said it needed more sweet & egg. I added a full ounce of egg white & simple syrup. He approved after the upgrade. He also laughed at the chuncho bitters I bought. He said angostura is all they've ever used & he is 77. He also said chuncho is basically a slur that you would call low class people.
My wife’s Peruvian too, and her family back in Peru always use angostura bitters. And yes, Chuncho is a slur.
La palabra chuncho no es un insulto, es una referencia a las etnias de la selva no conectadas con la civilización. Con el tiempo se fue usando para señalar a las personas de carácter fuerte reacias a cambiar de opinión. Amargo "Chuncho" es un Bitter con mucho carácter, capaz de armonizar con los fuertes aromas del pisco.... Totalmente recomendado en el Pisco Sour.
We usually do 3 to 1 in Chile. And we do it with egg whites too. Although lime is not that common in Chile, so we do it with lemon usually.
Great explanation, I finally got the point of the Perù-Chile rivarly on pisco.
The thing is that I always learn something from you, but you also make me laugh!
So perfect combo 😁
We celebrate Pisco Sour day every year! When we had them in Lima, they were made with a sugared rim, moistened with lime juice. Adds a different dimension to the drink, eh? Love your channel!
Man, that’s a good-looking drink. The cabinet expands! Thanks, Anders!
Always, Steve! We gotta keep that bar of yours growing!
100% this is the best recipe for Pisco Sour outside of Peru. I have been using your recipe pf half lemon half lime and it does make the world of difference.I am Peruvian by the way, but I live here in the US, if these means anything, your recipe has my Peruvian seal of approval! 👌🏻
You could try key lines as well. They work pretty well.
Love this one! Haven't had many Pisco Sours, but its good enough that I'd keep a bottle on hand!
hey Anders!!! greetings from Chile, just love your channel cos' I learn so much about yur cocktails. My advice, from one bar tender to another, for your next pisco sour is to make the dry shake after you shake with ice. Why? Because the ice breaks your foam inside the tin shaker. You can create a better foam from the eggwhite if you make the reverse dry shake, by shaking 15 seconds with ice, then remove it, and shake again 5 seconds by opening the shaker so the oxigen gets into the shaker and repeat this process 2 times. It really improves your foam and the result it's absolutely beautiful and delicious. Of course add Angostura bitter and you'll have a perfect pisco sour. Greetings from the south of the world.
Ahhh! Gracias Adrian! I'll try it your way.
Love your channel! As an amateur cocktail enthusiast living in Perú this video gave me all the feels. Pisco sours are a total crowd pleaser, dee-lish! Never heard of this aquafaba sorcery you speak of though, would have thought that would give it a way weirder whiff than egg white. In all my years of drinking them here I've never found there to be an eggy aroma, but maybe it's the Peruvian eggs 😉. I'll definitely be mentioning it to my cocktail-loving vegan friend though, she's been missing out needlessly! There are sooo many delicious variations on the classic, probably the most popular being the maracuya pisco sour (passionfruit). Salud!
i'm a chilean and i'm learning from a guy in the US about pisco, the wonders of globalization!
Here in chile, most of the Pisco is drinked with coca cola (Piscola, we even have a national day for it, feb 8th, Dia de la Piscola).
Chilean lemons are very sweet compared to peruvian ones, and the limes from the north are really strong but VERY expensive (Limon de Pica from the north of our country). Now it's popular to put some cinammon powder on top of the foam
Really good explanation on Pisco….great video. Thx guys.
This sounds like a battle for the centuries! Learned so much about pisco and can’t wait to try this.
Yeah I'm staying out of this battle! I'll just be sipping on my drink from a distance 😂
I love that you use Aquafaba!! I wish more people in Peru did that.
If you can, you might want to try Pisco Cuatro Gallos Quebranta.
Ps, for those who are not familiar with Pisco and want to give it a try Quebranta is the most common variety of Pisco since its got a nice slight scent with notes of fruits that goes very well with pisco sour and chilcano, the other most popular pisco based drink in Peru (pisco + lime juice + ginger ale + bitters)
Also, as a side note, the original recipe requires the shake to be done only with no more and no less than 3 ice cubes
Just purchased a bottle of Pisco, and I am going to try your method of making the drink. I appreciate your videos. Cheers!
That's wonderful, Robin! I hope you enjoy it. Cheers to you!
Love your presentation style!
Can’t stop watching your channel - great content. As much as you are a handsome, charming and charismatic fellow… huge credit goes to Az who crafts video content as fabulous as your cocktails. You guys are a great team! Mad props to both of you!!!
Just made these exactly as described. So delicious and it was great to give the backstory like I researched it myself 😂
Thanks for that!
Great video, Anders. Really enjoy the split of citrus and the story behind it. This video came just in time for me to break Dry January (drinking on weekends only in February)
A successful Dry January. Well done! You deserve this drink more than me. Enjoy it, and cheers to you!
Thanks. We love Pisco Sour
Always love a good Peruvian Pisco Sour
Amazing video. Peruvian approve and also thank you for introducing me to BARSOL amazing bottle
I really like the Pisco Sour. Great choice. and I love the presentation.
Thanks, David! It’s such an easy drinking cocktail. Happy Pisco Sour Day!
As a peruvian, this is actually a really good and informative video.
I appreciate the story and bringing me up to speed in pisco.
Absolutely, Ray! Cheers!
I tried this for the first time this summer, went through a bottle in 3 days lol excessive? Maybe, but man it's suoer refreshing in the summer! Another brilliant vid Anders!
Haha. I know exactly what you mean, Trevor! The stuff goes down so easy. Especially when sipping on such a refreshing cocktail in the summer months!
Congrats on the recipe! It looks awesome! Just a small disclaimer: as a chilean, I'm sad to say that peruvian pisco is way better in this recipe than chilean pisco, mostly due to the number of distillations, because usually the less distilled your pisco is the more aromatic your sour will get (basically methanol smells very nice in a cocktail). Additionally, quebranta variety goes very well on this, as it only adds minimum smells that take you off of the zesty taste
Great explanation and great cocktail!
Thank you so much! Cheers to you!
Just started watching your channel so I know this came out awhile ago. I’m actually half Chileno and in Chile we do make pisco sour with the egg whites. Gonna try the lemon/lime split next time I make one.
I’m chilean and you actually got everything right. I’m surprised. Keep up the good work mate
Watching your channel makes me wish I had a spare 3 grand for all the different boozes and mixers required to make every cocktail in the world.
I am on the search for Peruvian Pisco in Vancouver!! I have found Chilean, but I want to try Peruvian. I will track it down! I have never had a Pisco Sour, or any kind of Pisco cocktail, so this is exciting! And I like a little cocktail excitement!! Thanks for the great history info here! The video is awesome!! Have a great weekend, Anders!!
Thanks, Christine! I wish you luck finding that elusive bottle of Peruvian Pisco. Enjoy your weekend as well!!
@@AndersErickson Thank you!
great video! Greetings from Peru!
My wife is Peruvian, and her father, who still lives in Lima insists that you have to sprinkle a little ground nutmeg on a pisco sour before serving.
Yes, that’s and old style. Here in the states I put some cinnamon and is good :)
That’s a huge mistake. The cinnamon too. People couldn’t figure out what the drops on the cocktail were, so many thought it was cinnamon. Cinnamon (ground) does get sprinkled on another Peruvian cocktail: algarrobina.
El problema de la canela es su potente aroma que opaca la fragancia del cóctel, lo ideal es Angostura Bitters
@@JLujan-nb5vb Mi suegro usa unas gotitas de angostura y un poco de nuez moscada
Pisco is awesome 🤤👍 nice Video too👍
I am late to the party, but tonight I tried this recipe and absolutely love it!
I’m from Chile and I approve this video (and this Channel)!
Ps. Peruvian pisco sour is way better than Chilean, I have to say.
Iba a comentar lo mismo
There is no such thing as Chilean pisco.
That’s like saying italian champagne
@@lucasmonteverdebustamante9499 yeah there is such thing actually, because pisco is Chilean dude, thanks! 👍
Yeah, you wish
i didn't know that there are so many differences between peruvian and chilean pisco, i'm from chile and i was amazed that your pisco was so clear, chilean pisco is kind of golden. i'm probably going to try the original from the peruvian brothers, i guess it's made with Limon de pica
In Chile, pisco has always been transparent, only since the 1990s did industrial pisco companies want to give it added value by emulating other distillates such as Cognac, rum or whiskey, but in the face of the onslaught of Peruvian pisco they have resumed the production of transparent pisco and have once again won international competitions, including the most prestigious of the world like the one in Brussels! 🧐
Great video and info on Pisco. I am getting my first bottle of pisco today.
That’s wonderful! I think you’ll enjoy working with it. Happy Pisco Sour Day!
You have won a subscriber with this video Mr.
Really digging the half and half on the lemon/lime. I’ve done the same in various cocktails over time and it’s a very noticeable difference. I’m a Pisco I can imagine it’s adds great balance. Good stuff!
Thanks, Vino! Yeah I'm a huge fan of the two together in this drink. Cheers!
Ok, I just made one of these puppies - lemon/lime mix: fantástico!
Enjoyed the Pisco sour at Havana grill on Clark. Excellent drink and part of my repertoire. The family bartender.
Beautifully presented Anders! Congrats to you both on becoming a TH-cam partner! Super excited of the amazing growth of your channel
Thanks for the kind words, Gabriel! We’re very excited too. Cheers!
I like how you said you needed to label the bottle for Lime, but then just used half a half, thus negating the need to care which was which XD great video! Loving the channel ^^
Pisco Sour day?? I snoozed on that one lol.. Excellent version, I make it the same way (obviously) but I didn't know it was the Peruvian way! Thanks Anders!
Great minds! One day I hope to try the real thing in Peru (and Chile for that matter). Until then, this will keep me plenty happy. Cheers, Johan!
I’m a little late, but maybe the last Thursday in February can be my pisco sour day! Just made this, it was great. Never had pisco before, I went Peruvian. Cheers!
Any day can be Pisco Sour Day! I'm so happy you enjoyed the cocktail. Cheers!
My favorite cocktail.......from my country...PERU..
I love this channel
Tried this with Macchu Pisco brand. It was amazing. I thenn tried with Barsol. Both good but the fruitiness of the Machu Pisco won by a landslide
I really like my pisco sour whit two "stabs" of Angostura bitter.
Some research had said that distilleries in Chile exist since 1842 and pisco is made about 150 years before now. However, it's a nice video and narrative in an intense theam as Pisco being peruvian or chilean, like them both, elixires from the coast to the mountains.
This channel is seriously underrated
Saludos desde Chile! ;)
Hey Anders I love your videos, I'm an upcoming bartender and you help me a lot growing! I would just love to see the european metrics too. Greetings from Germany and keep up the good work!
I love the bitters at the end
As a Chilean guy, I must say pisco sour is from Perú. About pisco, start the discussion, but both are amazing and different! I totally agree with 99,9% of your video because we also use Ango ;)
About your recipe, now I live in Germany so i make the same with the citrus parts, but I never thought in aquafaba, u just blow my mind, now i know what I need to add tomorrow in the list of the supermarket :D
Amazing your video, like always, and im really glad that I found your Channel time ago! Keep going like that!
The Chilean pisco sour was always just pisco (transparent), yellow lemon juice and powdered sugar, all other ingredients are modifications copied from the Peruvian version, which became popular with Peruvian immigration in Chile since the 1990s! 🧐
I met a Peruvian the other day and he took a shot at me for being Venezuelan (all in good fun, not disrespectful) and all i had to do to piss him off was saying: Pisco is from Chile haha. He lost his shit xD
ANDERS!!!! Great video. I need picso NOW!!!!! I wanna try this....
You're gonna love it, Tim! Be warned, they go down easy!
@@AndersErickson PERFECT!!!
Also I love the Pisco Sour this is an amazing cocktail
I do too! These things go down WAY too easy though. They kept disappearing on me!
@@AndersErickson bitter sweetness
I really enjoy the history behind the spirits
Same here, the story sells the drink better than anything else good!
Amazing! , we want to see u make the pisco punch
I make most of my ‘Sours’ with both lemon and lime, no regrets so far 👌🏼
My absolute favorite drink.
Can't go wrong with one of these. I go the egg white route myself though.
@@Barprints I use the egg white too😊
Great video! I haven't been able to try Peruvian pisco, but I've heard great things about it. Chilean pisco can be very good, but more accessible/common brands tend to be a bit too boozy, making some very weird pisco sours at times. I insist you should give "Pichuncho" a go. A very interesting pisco-based martini variation. Cheers from Chile!
I love pisco sours, they are the perfect afternoon brunch drinks with ginger cookies haha 😊
The one pisco cocktail I always wanted to try but never got the chance is the Fog Cutter. Any chance you will make one in the future?
You are the best Anders, keep them coming Cheers 🥂
Love the call with the ginger cookies! I also think the Fog Cutter would be an interesting one for the channel. I've had them a couple different ways, both with and without the Pisco. I'll definitely make one in the future! Thank you, David!
You know, I made me a whisky sour the other night and did the bitters thing. And I thought "it must be to reduce/take away the egg white smell". And now Anders confirmed it. It's nice to have these little moments of brightness though!
LOVE a pisco sour!
Such a great drink! Cheers!
Salud! From a Peruvian! ❤
Just bought some Peruvian pisco and am looking forward to making this. Also, I think you might have a future in hand modeling 😆✌
Love your videos. I started drinking Negroni coz of your videos and developing a taste for it. Keep up the great work!!!
Curious to know what music you use in the intro.
Arriba Peru Carajo !
The motherland of Pisco! 😜
@@Barprints indeed haha 😛
Sounds and looks great I am trying to find a great sour drink!
After your BTS picture, all I can think of now is the Milk Crates 😂😂 ...Great video! I have learned a lot about Pisco lately! I really have to get myself some Pisco!
Haha. Those milk crates are holding up the entire channel! 😂 I should get myself a drink cart like you. And definitely grab some Pisco! It's so easy to mix with.
Just did it, with Monin caramel syrup because I'm out of simple syrup (and I accidentally did 1 ounce of it so I added another 1/4 ounce of Pisco). It's delicious! I'm having hints of woodruff and I have no idea where that comes from ...
Saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪
I visited Peru in 2010, and happened to be in Lima the day before their Independence Day, which they also refer to as "Dia del Pisco". And, I kid you not, in Lima, they drain and scrub the fountain in the city square, and fill it with Pisco. People start lining up for blocks with cups in hand, waiting for their free cup of Pisco. In the city of Cuzco, I also had a Coca Sour, which is a Pisco Sour made with Coca leaves: yes, the stuff cocaine is made of! (It takes bushels of leaves to make the smallest amount of cocaine apparently, however the stuff tastes lovely; like a nice earthy tea.)
Vielen Dank!
Haha it's kinda funny. I'm belgian, but my origins are in Chile, both my parents are from Santiago. When I asked for the Pisco Sour recipe, now I understand that they give me the peruvian recipe hahaha. But always with chilean pisco... they don't mess with that. Serious business :D
loving the videos! do you make the aquafaba or do you buy it?
Great channel :-)
Whats the theory behind the dry shake?
Was watching this video again since Pisco Sour day is upon us, and happened to become obsessed with your glasses. They're exactly what I've been looking for. Could you share the brand/style? Also this is a great recipe and love your channel. Cheers!
oh, upon checking back at this comment i realize I'm an idiot and didn't clarify which glasses... your eye glasses. your glassware is also nice, but i know what that is :P. sorry.
Delish!!!
I know. So good! Cheers, Lindsay!
Well done sir.
From a Peruvian guy
It passed the test 😂 Cheers!
@@AndersErickson Cheers! Really enjoying your videos
The original PISCO SOUR is from Peru, bro. In Chile there is a drink wich they called pisco, but it is a modern version of pisco, around 20 century. Pisco was born in a small city called Pisco, in Peru, in the 16 century.
Nice video dude! I'm from Chile, so you can make some chilean pisco sour or a pichuncho. Cheers!