Pisco Sour
Sours · Pisco
- Strength
- 11.2%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 203
- Sugar
- 13.3 g
- 2 ozPisco60 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- ¾ ozSimple syrup20 ml
- 1Egg white
The ratio · 3 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Head to head
Pisco Sour and South Side side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice and simple syrup. Only the Pisco Sour has pisco and egg white; only the South Side has gin and mint. In parts, a Pisco Sour is 3 pisco, 1½ lemon and 1 syrup; a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Pisco Sour is 55% spirit, 27% citrus and 18% syrup and sugar; the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The South Side is the stronger drink in the glass (13.6% ABV against 11.2%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.35 standard drinks each). The Pisco Sour has more calories (about 203 against 178) and more sugar (13.3 g against 10.0 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Pisco
The ratio · 3 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Pisco Sour.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Pisco Sour vs.
South Side vs.