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the chilcano cocktail
For the Pisco lovers out there.
Spirits of Latin America has been a great reference for me to dive into cocktails and history around some of my favorite categories on my bar.
I found this cocktail in the book Spirits of Latin America by Ivy Mix (it’s actually the cocktail shown on the cover). It’s effectively a buck/mule variation that was being served well before most modern versions we know today.
Ingredients
1 strawberry, muddled
0.75oz | 22.5ml lime juice
0.75oz | 22.5ml ginger syrup
2oz | 60ml quebranta pisco
club soda
Cocktail Directions
Combine strawberry, ginger syrup, lime juice, and Pisco into your tin, add ice, shake, and double strain into a collins glass with ice.
Top with soda water, stir to incorporate.
Garnish with a lime wheel, candied ginger, or a strawberry. Whatever floats your boat.
