Pisco Sour
The pisco sour is the national drink of Peru. Pisco is a liquor made from grapes, and it is also drunk straight here. (This weekend I should make it to a pisco bodega where they make the stuff). Legend has it that a barman at a small eatery in Central Lima found that many tourists couldn´t handle straight pisco. So, he created the famous pisco sour. Luis insits the perfect recipe is LAPA: lima (never limon!), azucar, pisco and agua (ice). The amusing thing is that the drink took off all around the country. What´s even more amusing is the same legend has it that the guy who created the drink of Peru was a Briton.
The small eatery is called Criollo, and I´m happy to say I had my first pisco sour in Peru in its legendary birthplace. Cheers, from Julio and I in Lima!
posted by Jason @ 4:24 PM
1 Comments:
1. I'm absolutely shocked that your second substantive post was about alcohol. thought you would have covered that topic in your first.
2. If you happen to stay in a hotel with another guy (and you're sharing a room), go for the "dos camas" tuck. Take it from me, it's wonderful.
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