This is a very easy drink to make it's cool and refreshing, and perfect for hot summer days. The drink is a favorite amongst Peruvians and it's a source of national pride, they even have a week where they celebrate the Chilcano.
There are so many recipes out there for this drink, some call for powdered sugar, artificial sugar drops, or simple syrup. In most cases every time I make them this way they are way too sweet, and they never taste like how they do when we get them out around the city. So I never add sugar anymore, and actually after reading Gaston's recipe in his Peru cookbook he doesn't add sugar either.
But I did find that I like my recipe which is a little different from Gaston's recipe. You can find them both below and maybe give them both a try.
Gaston's Recipe:
1 slice of lime
15 cubes
4 tbsp of Pisco
1 hit of lemon juice
6 drops of bitters
Ginger ale to fill the glass, lemon wedges to serve.
How to make it:
Put the slice of lime and ice cubes into a tall glass. Add the pisco, lemon juice, and bitters. Fill the glass with ginger ale and serve with a wedge of lemon and a straw.
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My Recipe:
1.5 ounces of Pisco The juice of
1 small lime (Peruvian limes are about the same size of a key lime but I would use one or two of key limes for this drink.)
1/4 tsp of bitters
Ginger ale to fill the glassLemon wedges to garnish
How to make it:
Fill a tall (12-16 oz glass) full of ice cubes. Add the Pisco, freshly squeezed lime juice and bitters over the ice, then top it off with the ginger ale. Give it 2-3 gentle swipes with a spoon or stirrer and serve.
** A side note, I have never ordered from these websites listed below. I am not affiliated with them in anyway. **
Santiago Queirolo Pisco Quebranta --
This one is the brand that I often buy here at the tienda on the corner.
Drink Up NY --
This website has three different kinds that you can purchase right now.
