Comments on: Pisco Sour - the new Mojito? http://drinkboston.com/2007/05/02/pisco-sour-the-new-mojito/ Bars, bartenders and imbibing in Beantown. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: MC Slim JB http://drinkboston.com/2007/05/02/pisco-sour-the-new-mojito/#comment-1968 MC Slim JB Sat, 05 May 2007 15:47:54 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/05/02/pisco-sour-the-new-mojito/#comment-1968 I usually find Cuchi Cuchi's cocktails pretty well made -- they were early advocates of fresh muddled fruits and herbs on the scene -- but they're clearly missing something in serving a Pisco Sour on the rocks. A place whose cocktail craft has surprised me is Toro. I'd expected it to be more of wine bar, which it was, though it took a while for them to serve affordable, weeknight wines in addition to pricey pours. But they mix quite respectable cocktails, too, including a very fine version of the Pisco Sour. The one I had the other night had the right Angostura note, and a lovely meringue layer that lasted through the entire drink. I usually find Cuchi Cuchi’s cocktails pretty well made — they were early advocates of fresh muddled fruits and herbs on the scene — but they’re clearly missing something in serving a Pisco Sour on the rocks.

A place whose cocktail craft has surprised me is Toro. I’d expected it to be more of wine bar, which it was, though it took a while for them to serve affordable, weeknight wines in addition to pricey pours. But they mix quite respectable cocktails, too, including a very fine version of the Pisco Sour. The one I had the other night had the right Angostura note, and a lovely meringue layer that lasted through the entire drink.

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