tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234441175661858237.post6011244503256869568..comments2023-12-28T18:33:04.155-08:00Comments on small hand bartender: Pisco Punchjennifer colliauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356021955996699501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234441175661858237.post-527311041686595422009-07-22T11:25:12.254-07:002009-07-22T11:25:12.254-07:00Given your level of interest in the finest details...Given your level of interest in the finest details of syrup and drink making, may I recommend you pick up a copy of "Wings of Cherubs: The Saga of the Rediscovery of Pisco Punch Old San Francisco's Mystery Drink" by Guillermo Toro-Lira? In addition to having a very thorough accounting of the history of the drink and recipe (in the back of the book), it has the best recipe I've tried yet for Pisco Punch and incorporates interesting ingredients like chicha de pina, a mild fermentation of the pineapple rind. It also has an entertaining speculation as to what the missing ingredient really was.Cocktails at 80http://cocktailsat80.blogspot.com/2009/07/pisco-punch-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234441175661858237.post-75436375826833505112009-06-19T16:49:44.453-07:002009-06-19T16:49:44.453-07:00Jolly good. White froth like when you make a Pisc...Jolly good. White froth like when you make a Pisco Sour with an egg white, but less risk of food poisoning. <br /><br />Pisco is mentioned in the 19th Century drinking song "Serafina" by the way, indicating, as you said, its popularity in that era.<br /><br />Cheers!Davidhttp://neversealand.downtothesea.orgnoreply@blogger.com