# Pisco Sour

> Pisco Sour, the IBA official recipe: 60 ml pisco, 30 ml lemon juice, 20 ml simple syrup and 1 egg white. Shaken and served up in a chilled cocktail glass, garnished with few dashes of Amargo bitters on top as an aromatic garnish.

Pisco, lemon, sugar and egg white, with drops of bitters on the foam. The pride of Peru and Chile.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Brandy & cognac cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/brandy-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Cocktail glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 12.3% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.4 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 140 ml (4⅔ oz) before ice, about 205 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour, Creamy

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 60 ml (2 oz) [Pisco](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/pisco/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Lemon juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lemon/index.md)
- 20 ml (⅔ oz) [Simple syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/simple-syrup/index.md)
- 1 [Egg white](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/egg/index.md)

## Method

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
2. Shake and strain into a chilled goblet glass.

## Garnish

Few dashes of Amargo bitters on top as an aromatic garnish.

## Notes

Contains raw egg.

## If you like the Pisco Sour

- [Pisco Punch](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/pisco-punch/index.md): Pisco, pineapple juice, simple syrup, lemon juice, dry white wine and cloves
- [New York Sour](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/new-york-sour/index.md): Bourbon, simple syrup, lemon juice, egg and red wine
- [Whiskey Sour](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/whiskey-sour/index.md): Bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup
- [Bramble](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/bramble/index.md): Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and crème de mûre

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/pisco-sour/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZXODSVdRd0
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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