World Pisco Sour Day
Every year on the first Saturday in February, Peru raises a frothy glass to its most famous cocktail. In 2027 that Saturday is February 6, and from Lima to London, bartenders will be shaking up pisco sours crowned with silk-white foam and a whisper of bitters.
- Roots
- Declared by Peru in 2003 as a national day; the cocktail was created in the 1920s by American bartender Victor Vaughen Morris in Lima
- Hashtag
- #WorldPiscoSourDay
3 ways to celebrate
Shake One at Home
Combine 3 ounces of pisco, 1 ounce of lime juice, 3/4 ounce of simple syrup, and one egg white; shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, pour over ice, and finish with three drops of Angostura bitters.
Host a Tasting Night
Invite friends to shake their own pisco sours side by side, vote on the best foam, and toast Peru's national cocktail together.
Find It on a Menu
Visit a Peruvian restaurant or cocktail bar on February 6 and order the house pisco sour, keeping a delicious tradition alive.
Plan ahead
World Pisco Sour Day is observed on the first Saturday in February. Here is where it lands for the next ten years, handy for planners, marketers and party people.
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