Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Peruvians celebrate Chilcano’s week

It has been five years since the Peruvian cocktail, Chilcano, was distinguished for the first time with a whole week of celebrations on its honor. This year, Chilcano’s Week, will be celebrated from January 10th to January 19th under the motto, ‘Learn about pisco, learn about Peru.’

Chilcano’s Week begins this January 9th with an inaugural tour featuring an imaginary journey over the five regions where pisco is produced: Arequipa, Ica, Lima, Moquegua, and Tacna.

If you are lucky to have a bottle of the Peruvian brandy, pisco, you may want to try making a Chilcano at home; the following is the traditional recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
Ice cubes
2 oz. of Pisco
2 drops of Angostura Bitter
¼ oz. of lime juice
2 slices of lime
Ginger Ale

METHOD: Mix pisco, 1 slice of lime, and lime juice, in a long glass. And then, add ice and top with ginger ale.
GARNISHMENT: 2 drops of Angostura Aromatic Bitter, and 1 slice of lime on the edge of the glass.



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