Perusing Peru's Pisco

A single shot glass and many, many piscos.

Peru and Chile’s equivalent to the Bloody Mary.

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A meal and a drink in a glass.

In Defense of Cheap Liquor

Does your expensive bottle of choice stand up to the lime and sugar test?

Went to ESK recently with a friend who had recently spent time in Peru and was really pleased with the Pisco there. I have not (yet) been to Peru so have no yardstick, but I think without fail ESK does almost every drink recipe...

Versatile sour recipe for all your liquors.

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How to create the ultimate home bar.

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Recipes featuring the best warm-weather ingredients.

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Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The Year in Food 2007

Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more.

Pisco Sour (the National tail of Peru)

Here is a recipe at drinkboy’s site. Link: http://drinkboy.com/tails/recipes/PiscoSour.html

I just returned from a month in Peru and want nothing more than a really good pisco sour. Other than the camelback inn and the one peruvian restaurant in the valley, does anyone know of other places that might serve them?...

also posted on CH: Pisco Sour (Simple recipe) 3 parts pisco brandy 1 1/2 parts lemon juice 1 – 2 tbsp sugar Add all ingredients to a mixer with ice. Shake well (until ice is melted), and serve in a tail glass. Pisco Sour...

Taste of Peru in Roger Park on Clark St. is a great place but barebones. They do not serve Pisco Sours but are BYOB and there is a liquor store across the street, if you buy Pisco there then Taste of Peru will make a good Pisco...