The Belgians have their beer; the French, their wine; and the Peruvians: the pisco sour.
Ambassador Luis M. Valdivieso welcomed guests into the Peruvian Embassy Monday night to toast his country’s favorite beverage in advance of Pisco Sour Day, which is the first Saturday of February each year.
“Essentially it is a very soft drink,” Valdivieso told Yeas & Nays. “You can drink two, three — after three it’s a little bit dangerous,” he added.
Valdivieso said the drink was “always” on hand at state functions.
“High officials from the U.S. government have tried a couple of drinks of pisco sour and then they want to stay in Peru,” the diplomat said.
To celebrate, the embassy invited bartenders from D.C. eateries like Cafe Atlantico and Farmers & Fishers to show off their modern takes of the cocktail, usually made from pisco — a grape product — lemon or lime juice and egg whites.
But according to the ambassador, the new versions didn’t compare with where the best pisco sour could be found in town.
“The embassy,” Valdivieso said.
