Truly Scrumptious Recipe
A pisco sour without the egg: pineapple syrup and lime carry the drink, a small measure of pear eau-de-vie lifts the fruit, and cinnamon scents the top.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 16%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Pisco30 ml (1 oz)
- Fresh lime juice22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Pineapple syrup22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Pear brandy (Poire Williams)15 ml (0.5 oz)
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into an old fashioned glass over fresh ice.
- Grate a little cinnamon over the top.
Garnish
Freshly grated cinnamon
What it tastes like
The citrus acidity leads, fruit notes come forward and there is pineapple and passion fruit in it.
The technique
Shaking. Anything with juice, syrup, egg white or cream gets shaken: the shaker chills the drink and adds roughly 20% water, and that water is what takes the edge off. Twelve to fifteen seconds, until the tin frosts over. Under-shaking leaves the drink harsh because it never got enough dilution.
Glass and ice
A heavy-bottomed, wide old fashioned glass. Wide enough for one large cube, which is the point: a big cube has less surface area, so the drink gets cold without getting watery.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lime juice
- Freshly squeezed lime. Bottled lime tastes cooked and flat; one lime gives about 30 ml. If you have none, half lemon and half grapefruit juice comes closest.
The Story
A contemporary sour that pairs two clear fruit brandies, grape-based pisco and pear eau-de-vie, in the pineapple-friendly tradition of pisco punch.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Truly Scrumptious mixed?
- It is shaken and served in an old fashioned glass.
- How strong is a Truly Scrumptious?
- Roughly 16% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a Truly Scrumptious be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Truly Scrumptious hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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