Chilcano

Brandy · Highball

Peru's daily pisco highball — pisco with ginger ale, lime, and Angostura. Simpler than the sour, more Lima afternoons than Sunday brunch.

GlassHighball
GarnishNone
ABV12%
Categoryinternational
Flavorspicy, citrus, peruvian, session

Ingredients

  • Peruvian Pisco2 oz
  • Fresh Lime Juice0.5 oz
  • Ginger Ale4 oz
  • Angostura Bitters2 dashes
  • Lime Wheel1 piece

Method

  1. Fill highball glass with ice
  2. Add pisco and lime juice
  3. Top with ginger ale
  4. Add 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  5. Garnish with lime wheel

Pro Tips

  • A quebranta pisco has more body for this than an italia; save italia for Pisco Sours.
  • Fever-Tree ginger ale, not ginger beer — ginger beer is too heavy here.
  • Sipped through the afternoon in Lima, not shot; the whole point is the pacing.