Ep. 28 The best spirit you’re not drinking - Pisco Sour
Welcome to the episode 28 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle
What are we drinking?
One of the biggest blindspots in the spirits world is Pisco. The history is as complex and interesting as the spirit itself. You should be drinking Pisco, and if you’re not, now is the time to try it. In this episode we give you the BEST Pisco Sour cocktail recipe (you’ll ever have) and of course a Pisco Sour recipe with a Join_Jules twist, guava Pisco Sour.
Pisco Sour Recipe
Brad’s Classic Pisco Sour Recipe
Pisco Sour Cocktail Recipe
Chill your coupe glass
In your Boston Shaker (big side), add
1 Egg white
2oz. Pisco - small batch is best (I used Suyo Pisco No.1 - it’s amazing)
½ oz lime
½ oz lemon
¾ oz simple
Dry Shake for 30 seconds - HARD!
In your Boston Shaker (small side), add
Copious amounts of ice to your shaker
Shake for another 20 seconds
Double strain into your chilled coupe glass and add
5 dash Angostura bitters, pretend it’s connect the dots and you’re making the circle first, then take a toothpick and connect the dots
Jules’ Guava Pisco Sour
Guava Pisco Sour Cocktail Recipe
Chill your coupe glass
In your Boston Shaker (big side), add
1 egg white
2 oz Pisco
3/4 oz lime juice
1 oz guava nectar
1/4 oz agave syrup
Dry Shake for 30 seconds - HARD!
In your Boston Shaker (small side), add
Copious amounts of ice to your shaker
Shake for another 20 seconds
Double strain into your chilled coupe glass and add
Did you know?
What is pisco (quality matters)
A clear spirit made from fermented grapes (wine) - you may also be saying, isn’t that cognac or brandy… yes
Pisco is a clear Brandy made in Peru or Chile and it MUST come from Peru or Chile
However, they are very different spirits
Peruvian Pisco never sees the inside of a Barrel, but it is aged in vessels that do not (and cannot) impart flavor or change the characteristics of the spirit
It is made from one or more of 8 specific grapes (4 aromatic and 4 non-aromatic) and comes in 3 varieties, puro, alcohado, and monte verde
And can only be distilled in 1 of 5 Peruvian regions
And can only be distilled once to the correct proof - you may not add water
Chilean Pisco can see the inside of a barrel and comes from
1 of 5 specific grapes
made in 1 of 2 regions (Atacama or Coquimbo)
Can be distilled more than once and allows distillers to add water to proof
Continuous vs. semi-discontinuous (use the tails)
Get your Pisco Sour history & more by listening to the full podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Tip: How to taste (sip) alcohol and what to look for
Look for clarity: hazy or cloudy means sub par distillation (in most cases)
Color: white should be white, brown should be brown. Look for shades
Aroma: swirl, a few sniffs, have a look at a flavor wheel and see what you pick up
Flavor: repeat
Finish: after you swallow… or spit it out, wait a few ticks to see how the flavors develop in your mouth. Sometimes the flavor continues (called a finish).