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How To Make A Pisco Sour Cocktail

Pisco Sour Cocktail. Expert cocktail maker Tony Miccilota makes a Pisco Sour in the traditional surroundings of the Duke's Hotel, Mayfair. This potent drink is the national cocktail of Peru and was invented in the 1930s. Relish our Pisco Sour Cocktail. Enlarge

How To Make A Pisco Sour Cocktail

Pisco Sour Cocktail. Expert cocktail maker Tony Miccilota makes a Pisco Sour in the traditional surroundings of the Duke's Hotel, Mayfair. This potent drink is the national cocktail of Peru and was invented in the 1930s. Relish our Pisco Sour Cocktail.

Step 1: You will need:

  • 1 half tulip glass
  • 1 cocktail shaker
  • 1 cocktail strainer
  • 1 25ml (1fl oz) single shot measure
  • 1 50ml (2fl oz) double shot measure

Step 2: Ice

Fill the half tulip glass and the mixing glass with ice cubes.

Step 3: Lemon Juice

Add 25ml of Lemon Juice

Step 4: Gomme Sugar

Then 2 dashes of gomme sugar

Step 5: Pisco

50ml of pisco

Step 6: Egg White

and a dash of egg white to make it froth.

Step 7: Shake

Put the other half of the cocktail shaker on. Slap it down firmly to seal. Hold the top and bottom, and shake vigorously for about 5 seconds.

Step 8: Release

Tap the side of the shaker to loosen the two halves. Release the top by rocking it back and forth.

Step 9: Strain

Now place the strainer over the shaker. Remove the ice from the half tulip glass. Strain the drink into the chilled glass - leaving the ice behind in the shaker.

Step 10: Angostura

Finish with a dash of angostura bitters

Step 11: Serve