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Peruvian Pisco Sour with Lime and Egg White Foam

6 ingredients

7 steps

What you need

  • 60 ml (2 oz) pisco, Peruvian quebranta if available
  • 30 ml (1 oz) lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 22 ml (3/4 oz) simple syrup, equal parts sugar and water
  • 1 egg white, from a large egg
  • aromatic bitters, a few drops, for serving
  • ice, for shaking

Method

Restated from the original video

  1. 1

    Put a small tumbler or coupe in the freezer to chill.

  2. 2

    Pour the pisco, lime juice, simple syrup and egg white into a cocktail shaker.

  3. 3

    Close the shaker and shake hard without ice for about 20 seconds to build the foam.

  4. 4

    Open it, fill it with ice, close again and shake for another 15-20 seconds until the outside feels very cold.

  5. 5

    Strain into the chilled glass and let the foam settle on top for a few seconds.

  6. 6

    Dot 3-4 drops of bitters onto the foam and pull a toothpick through them to make a pattern.

  7. 7

    The egg white stays raw, so use a pasteurized egg if serving anyone young, elderly, pregnant or immunocompromised. Serve at once.

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About pisco sour

Pisco is shaken hard with lime juice, sugar, and egg white until frothy, then poured over ice with a few drops of bitters on top.

What cooks argue about

The fight is over the egg white: a hard dry shake without ice first builds the foam properly, while skipping that step leaves a thin, unstable head.

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