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60 ml Pisco
25 ml Fresh lime juice
20 ml Simple syrup
1 fresh egg white
2-3 thin slices Ají amarillo (yellow chilli), or pinch of chilli paste
Garnish: 3 drops Angostura, chilli slice

Method

Muddle the ají amarillo gently in the bottom of a shaker. Add pisco, lime, syrup and egg white. Dry-shake (no ice) for 10 seconds to whip the egg white. Add ice and shake hard for another 10 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Dot 3 drops of Angostura bitters on the foam and float a thin chilli slice.

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60 ml Pisco
30 ml Algarrobina syrup (carob bean syrup)
30 ml Evaporated milk
1 fresh egg yolk
15 ml Simple syrup
Garnish: ground cinnamon

Method

Add all ingredients to a blender with a handful of ice. Blend until smooth and frothy — about 15 seconds. Pour into a chilled wine glass or coupe. Dust the top with ground cinnamon.

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45 ml Pisco
45 ml Sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters (optional)
Garnish: cocktail cherry

Method

Stir pisco and sweet vermouth with ice in a mixing glass until well chilled — about 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a cocktail cherry — this is the Peruvian Manhattan, traditionally served in the Andes.

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60 ml Pisco (Quebranta or Acholado)
15 ml Fresh lime juice
Ginger ale to top (about 120 ml)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: lime wheel

Method

Build over ice in a tall highball glass: pisco and lime juice first. Top with chilled ginger ale and stir once, gently. Finish with the bitters across the surface. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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60 ml Pisco (preferably an aromatic or Acholado style)
25 ml Sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: cocktail cherry, orange peel

Method

Combine pisco, vermouth and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 20 seconds until well chilled and balanced. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and an expressed orange peel.

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60 ml Pisco
25 ml Fresh lemon juice
15 ml Simple syrup
Soda water to top (about 90 ml)
Garnish: lemon wheel, mint sprig

Method

Shake pisco, lemon juice and simple syrup with ice for 8 seconds. Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Top with chilled soda water. Garnish with a lemon wheel and a sprig of mint.

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45 ml Pisco
20 ml Amaretto (or maraschino as substitute)
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
10 ml Simple syrup
1 fresh egg white (optional)
Garnish: lemon twist

Method

If using egg white, dry-shake all ingredients (no ice) for 10 seconds. Add ice and shake hard for 10 more seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Express a strip of lemon peel over the surface.

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60 ml Pisco
15 ml Fresh lime juice
10 ml Simple syrup (optional)
Ginger beer to top (about 120 ml)
Garnish: lime wedge, candied ginger

Method

Build pisco, lime juice and syrup over ice in a copper mug or highball. Top with chilled ginger beer. Stir gently once. Garnish with a lime wedge and a piece of candied ginger.

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30 ml Pisco
30 ml Sweet vermouth
30 ml Campari (or Italian red bitter)
Garnish: orange peel

Method

Combine all three in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 20 seconds until well chilled and diluted. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Express an orange peel over the top and drop it in.

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60 ml Pisco
1 sugar cube (or 7 ml rich demerara syrup)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Garnish: orange peel

Method

Place the sugar cube in a rocks glass and soak with both bitters. Crush gently with a barspoon, add a splash of pisco and stir to dissolve. Add a large ice cube and the rest of the pisco. Stir gently for 10 seconds to chill and dilute. Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.

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45 ml Pisco
20 ml Fresh passion fruit pulp (or 15 ml passion fruit syrup)
15 ml Fresh lime juice
60 ml Prosecco (well chilled)
30 ml Soda water
Garnish: passion fruit half, mint

Method

Shake pisco, passion fruit pulp and lime juice with ice for 8 seconds. Strain over fresh ice in a large wine glass. Top with prosecco and soda. Stir very lightly and garnish with a passion fruit half and mint.

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60 ml Pisco
Tonic water to top (about 150 ml, well chilled)
Garnish: lime wedge, fresh basil or rosemary sprig

Method

Fill a large wine glass or balloon goblet with ice. Add the pisco. Top gently with cold tonic water — pour onto a bar spoon to preserve carbonation. Stir once. Garnish with a lime wedge and a herb sprig.