Pisco Sour continues crossing borders and countries such as Japan, Thailand, and Ireland, among others, celebrated its day with tastings, delivery of recipes, and sessions to show how Peru's flagship cocktail —declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in 2007— is prepared, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has reported.
In 2003, a Ministerial Resolution established February 8 as
Pisco Sour Day in order to promote the consumption of the cocktail "purely Peruvian and internationally recognized."
The following year, it was decided that every first Saturday of February homage should be paid to the drink created in 1916 by U.S. bartender Victor Morris.
Japan
The Embassy of Peru in Japan summoned some 100 people who tasted the traditional cocktail —whose main ingredient is
Pisco: the ultimate distilled from fresh musts of freshly fermented Pisco grapes— as well as various Peruvian dishes (
Ceviche, Causa Rellena, etc.)
Likewise, demonstrations were given on how to prepare Pisco Sour by bartenders working at Peruvian food restaurants Aldo and Miraflores. Attendees received recipe books and the list of restaurants and bars based in Tokyo, where people drink the famous cocktail made with
Pisco, lemon juice, egg white, angostura bitter, and ice.
This was the first of several activities organized by the Peruvian Embassy to promote the Inca country's attractions in Japan.
Thailand
The Peruvian Embassy in Thailand sponsored promotional Pisco Sour events in various bars located in the city of Bangkok, such as The Glaz Bar at Hotel Plaza Athenee, Above Eleven Bar, and FooJohn Building Bar.
Other bars in the city of Bangkok celebrated Pisco Sour Day, too.
The Thai public welcomed with increasing interest and enthusiasm the drink known as
Pisco and —in particular— its most famous cocktail: Pisco Sour.
Ireland
Dublin celebrated Pisco Sour Day with a presentation organized by the Peruvian Embassy in Ireland at the historic Irish pub The Lombard.
The event, in addition to the guests from the embassy, was attended by locals, tourists, and people linked to Trinity College (Dublin), the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), and the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).
The famous establishment based in the Irish capital city will soon add Pisco Sour to its menu.