Chilcano
Course: DrinksCuisine: Peruvian
Servings
1
servingsCalories
221
kcalABV
10%
Total time
3
minutesLearn how to make a Classic Chicano.
Ingredients
1/2 oz 15 ml Lemon Juice
1 tsp 5 ml Simple Syrup
3 dashes 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
2 oz 60 ml Pisco
4 oz 120 ml Ginger Beer
Directions
- Technique: Saxe Soda Shake
- Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker except for the soda.
- Add one medium or two small ice cubes to the cocktail shaker and shake until the ice fully melts.
- Without a strainer, pour the chilled and aerated drink into a glass with ice.
- Top with soda.
Notes
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Think of this as a Peruvian Moscow Mule, but the bitters add a nice spice. Invented somewhere in the early 1900s in Peru, it can be prepared with simple syrup and bitters or without. While the bitters add a nice kick to the drink, if you choose to prepare it without syrup and bitters, I would add 1 oz (30mls) of ginger beer. The chilcano predates the Moscow Mule, but it is unknown if the chilcano had any influence on creating the Moscow mule in Los Angeles.
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