In the two months we’ve been in Peru I’ve definitely adopted the local passion for pisco - the traditional Peruvian brandy. But you don’t have to travel to the Land of the Inca to enjoy the country’s signature drink. 

Here’s Peruvian chef Nacho Selis’ (Hotel Sol y Luna) recipe for a traditional Pisco Sour.


2 ounces pure Pisco
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce sugar syrup
1 egg white
1 dash Angostura bitters* (optional)

Beat the egg white and sugar in a blender. Add pisco, lime juice and cracked ice. Shake well, then pour into a chilled cocktail glass and add bitters*.

Salud!

CUSCO TRAVEL TIP: The Lobby Bar at the Hotel Montasterio offers short pisco seminars each evening where you can learn about the pisco-making process, various types of grapes and different varieties before indulging.

For a delicious listing of free pisco recipes, check out The Pisco Book/Recipe Listings

 

 

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".