Bar Necessities
Contemporary Classics IBA Official IBA

Pisco Sour

Peru's egg-white opus

Glass Coupe
Method Shaken
Garnish angostura bitters drops on foam

Pisco, lime, and sugar shaken hard with egg white produce a silky foam cap over a tart, grapey sour. The bitters drops on top are art and aroma in one. (The IBA spec calls for lemon; we keep the Peruvian lime tradition.)

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Pisco
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 2/3 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1 Egg White
  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Method

Dry shake all ingredients (without ice) vigorously. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled coupe. Drop Angostura bitters onto the foam and draw a pattern with a toothpick.