ardenstone » highball http://www.ardenstone.com Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:08:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Chilcano de Pisco http://www.ardenstone.com/2007/04/22/chilcano-de-pisco/ http://www.ardenstone.com/2007/04/22/chilcano-de-pisco/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:39:01 +0000 Ardenstone http://www.ardenstone.com/2007/04/22/chilcano-de-pisco/ Picked up a bottle of Pisco to try a Pisco Sour and are now looking for other Pisco-based drinks to try? By a strange coincidence, I am as well! This is a much simpler drink, and not as fun as the Pisco Sour, but still enjoyable. I’ve also seen it referred to as simply a “Chilcano.”

Chilcano de Pisco

Pour a shot or two of Pisco over ice into whatever tumbler or highball glass you have handy. Fill with ginger ale. Add in a squirt of lemon juice and a shake or two of angostura bitters. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

As you can see, it’s an exact recipe. The core of it is Pisco and ginger ale similar to a rum & coke. In fact, I’ve seen some recipes that stop right there, and that’s an enjoyable drink. If you’re feeling like you simply must measure things, 6:1 ale to Pisco seems about standard. The lemon juice and bitters make it more fun, but it’s a subtle change. This is a summery drink, which Christy also enjoys sampling.

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