Pisco Sour Day in Peru
July 26 · Level 5 · #1274 of 2238
The pisco sour is the pride of Peruvian bars, and this day is a toast to it. The cocktail is built on pisco, a grape brandy that Peruvians regard as their national spirit.
How it is celebrated: bars and restaurants hold tastings and bartending contests, while friends and families shake their own rounds at home. The recipe is pisco, lime juice, sugar syrup and egg white, finished with a few drops of bitters on the foam.
Peruvian bartenders usually reach for small, sharp local limes, and the silky foam on top comes from whisked egg white. Peru and Chile still argue over who invented pisco itself.