{"id":5587,"date":"2020-08-31T12:16:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T17:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=5587"},"modified":"2024-03-03T22:30:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:30:58","slug":"pisco-sour-perus-signature-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/pisco-sour-perus-signature-drink","title":{"rendered":"Pisco Sour, Peru\u2019s Signature Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pisco Sour is Peru\u2019s Signature Drink. It is prepared with pisco and lemon juice, known as the signature drink. In 2004, Pisco Sour was declared to be officially part of Peru\u2019s National Cultural Patrimony. Now, every year on the first Saturday of February, Peruvians celebrate the national drink of Peru, <\/span><b>the Pisco Sour<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5354\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5354\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pisco-web-C.webp\" alt=\"Pisco Sour Peruano\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b><i>Peruvian Pisco Sour<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Origin of the name Pisco:<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to some research, the word Pisco comes from the Quechua \u201cPiscu\u201d which represents the endemic bird of the valley region of Ica. Another assumption is that the name of this delicious drink is on behalf of the city called Pisco in the department of Ica.<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><b>History of Pisco Sour:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There exists an ongoing dispute between Chile and Peru over the origin of the pisco sour. Although this drink is prepared differently in Chile and Peru, both countries claim <\/span><b>Pisco Sour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has its origins in their respective countries. However, it was first prepared in Lima, Peru. It was created by bartender Victor Vaughen Morris, an American who had moved to Peru in 1904 to work in a railway company in Cerro de Pasco. Morris relocated to Lima in 1915 and, a year later, opened a saloon\u2014Morris&#8217; Bar, which became popular with both the Peruvian upper class and English-speaking foreigners. Chilean historian Gonzalo Vial Correa also attributes the Pisco sour invention to Gringo Morris from the Peruvian Morris Bar. Morris often experimented with new drinks, and developed the Pisco sour as a variant of the whiskey Sour<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5355\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5355\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pisco.webp\" alt=\"Delicioso Pisco Sour\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Delicious Pisco Sour<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>How to prepare Peruvian Pisco Sour?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the most frequently asked questions. You shouldn\u2019t leave Peru without trying a Pisco Sour drink, and, better than that, ready to prepare one back at home. Below you will find the ingredients and procedure to make an authentic Peruvian Pisco Sour!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Ingredients:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Oz of Pisco.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lemon juice\u00a01 oz<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syrup 1 Oz<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Egg White<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice cubes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garnish: Angostura bitters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Procedure:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing<\/span><b> Delicious Peruvian Pisco Sour <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is not complicated. First, Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. You can also use a blender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, double strain into a rocks glass. It is important that the glass has a wide mouth and narrow bottom. This kind of glass has the ideal temperature for the drink.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the final touch, garnish with 3 drops of the bitters. Using a straw, swirl the bitters into a simple design (some bartenders believe this is the secret for the incomparable flavor Pisco Sour has<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_5353\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pisco-bebida-peruana.webp\" alt=\"El Pisco Sour es peruano\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b><i>Pisco Sour is Peruvian<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you are in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/an-unforgettable-tour-of-the-magical-number-7-streets-of-cusco\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Cusco<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can visit a bar that is close to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/plaza-de-armas-of-cusco\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Plaza de Armas of Cusco<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where you can try the delicious <\/span><b>Peruvian Pisco Sour.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It is called <\/span><b>Casa del Pisco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/great-mural-of-cusco-considered-the-biggest-mural-of-south-america\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Cusco<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Enjoy the music and company of your friends while drinking Pisco Sour, Peru\u2019s Signature Drink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually, there are many places where you can drink Pisco Sour, Peru\u2019s Signature Drink. The idea is that you don\u2019t miss your opportunity and try it and feel Peruvian for a moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/inkayni.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"99\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Inkayni Peru Tours<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the only tourist operator that personalizes your trip and helps you plan your tours the way you want them to be. You only need to let us know in advance what you are looking for and we will do the rest. Our staff is more than happy to assist you on your different activities in Cusco.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pisco Sour is Peru\u2019s Signature Drink. It is prepared with pisco and lemon juice, known as the signature drink. In 2004, Pisco Sour was declared to be officially part of Peru\u2019s National Cultural Patrimony. Now, every year on the first Saturday of February, Peruvians celebrate the national drink of Peru, the Pisco Sour. Origin of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[602],"class_list":["post-5587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-peru-travel-tips","author-adminbloginkayni"],"acf":[],"views":4578,"authors":[{"term_id":602,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"adminbloginkayni","display_name":"adminbloginkayni","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/948c24a90afaf230f11ce62c4666bb124ceec4f2cbf2b8163dcb4e5e16df02fb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5587"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7978,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions\/7978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5587"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=5587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}