The Reverse Capitan

Presenting, The Reverse Capitan — a modern cocktail inspired by the traditional Capitan and the classic Manhattan, made using the sous vide technique to infuse the Pisco with orange and spices.

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Pachamama Pisco Spritzer

This Mother’s Day, make your Mom a Pisco cocktail she’ll never forget. Presenting, the Pachamama Pisco Spritzer — aromatic Pisco Italia, sweet strawberry syrup, crisp citrus, and a bubbly Cava bouquet floating in a wine glass with her name on it. ¡Feliz Dia de las Madres!
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Sakura Sour

In the Peruvian music documentary “Sigo Siendo,” one of the characters proclaims that with music and dance one gives “more life to life itself.” That is exactly how I felt when I discovered the meaning of the word “sakura” during my recent travels to Japan — its literal meaning gave it even more meaning. And this Pisco cocktail, tells the story of its many meanings. Presenting, the Sakura Sour, a Pisco cocktail that celebrates the ephemeral beauty of Spring time cherry blossoms and the profound connection between Peru and Japan that began over 100 years ago.
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Tokyo Station Pisco Variation

Some drinks are impossible to recreate. That first sip, besides the ingredients of the cocktail, also contained a little bit of the bar, the bartender, the dinner you had, the city you are in, and the company you are with, all on a certain evening, at a particular moment that will never happen again. That was exactly the case, on my last night in Tokyo, at the Bar Oak, while listening to a friend translate the story of the Tokyo Station cocktail as told by its creator and legendary bartender Hisashi Sugimoto.
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Pisco Dolce Amaro

Poets and romantics often speak of the contrasting emotions we often feel simultaneously, that sometimes we are happy and sad, and shed tears of joy, or that a love is bittersweet. And it is this contrast that we often crave in the food and cocktails we enjoy. For cooks, this duality is the essence that makes a dish interesting, and which we taste in classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, or Pisco Sour. So, playing with this theme, I wanted to create a cocktail to represent bittersweet love — presenting, the Pisco Dolce Amaro.
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