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Cocktails 101: Strawberry Pisco Forever
Strawberries are in season now (yes!), so it’s the right time to make this Strawberry Sour cocktail that is fruity, sweet, light, and bright — perfect for a summer day. And since one of my goals this summer is to explore local farmer’s markets, today I picked up some beautiful strawberries from the Mission Community Market. The inspiration for this… Read more →
Cocktails 101: La Algarrobina (Pisco Egg Nog)
If you like your cocktails creamy and smooth, much like an egg nog, the next drink in the Cocktail 101 series was made for you. All you need to make one at home is Pisco, carob syrup, sugar, evaporated milk, egg whites, cinammon, and a blender. Señoritas y señores, I present to you, La Algarrobina. Read more →
The Oldest Pisco in the World
From my Brief History of Pisco in San Francisco post, you already knew that Pisco first arrived in the United States during the Gold Rush. But did you know that the oldest distillery in the America’s, Hacienda La Caravedo, was established in 1684? That makes it the oldest Pisco distillery in the world, and last Thursday night I had the… Read more →
Pisco Sour
The Pisco Sour is Peru’s National Drink. For a long time, it was believed that American bartender Victor Morris created the Pisco Sour at his bar in Lima during the 1920’s. But a recent discovery of a 1903 Peruvian cookbook shows a recipe for a pisco cocktail that hints at the origins of the Pisco Sour. I wrote about its… Read more →