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Piscola

Brandy · Long & refreshing · Pisco · Spice · Sweet
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Pisco and cola create a sweet, carbonated brandy highball; optional bitters and lime add seasoning and aroma.

Named source specification · 1 reference serve.

Glassware

Collins glass

Technique

Build

Ice

Fresh cubes unless otherwise stated

Garnish

Lime wedge

Preparation effort

Low

Ingredients & measurements

Ingredient mL US fl oz Source measure / qualification
pisco (BarSol Mosto Verde Italia reference) 59.15 2 2 ounces pisco (BarSol Mosto Verde Italia reference)
cola 108.44 3.67 3 2/3 ounces cola
2 dashes Angostura bitters (optional) — — 2 dashes Angostura bitters (optional)

Converted equivalents are rounded for display; use one measurement system consistently. Dashes, spoonfuls, fruit counts and unspecified top-ups remain source measures. A blank equivalent does not mean zero.

How to make it

Pour pisco and optional bitters over ice. Add cola, mix gently, and squeeze a lime wedge over the drink.

Glass: Collins glass. Ice: Fresh cubes unless otherwise stated. Garnish: Lime wedge.

Flavor & balance

  • Sweet (dominant): Sweeteners, fruit or sweetened modifiers round the attack and add weight; product sugar varies.
  • Bitter (supporting): Cocktail bitters or coffee contribute a bitter accent; a small dose need not dominate.

Assess sweetness, bitterness and tactile drying separately. These flavor expectations are based on recipe structure, not measured tasting scores. Actual products, ice and dilution will change the result.

Preparation & batching

Service complexity: low. Batchability: spirit components only.

  • Measure and label the chosen product specification; chill appropriate glassware.

Add carbonated ingredients at service; do not shake or store the finished fizzy drink as a still batch. Workload is an editorial assessment; no labor timing or storage validation is claimed.

Spirit & ingredient choices

Style Role Evidence level Qualification
S045 — Pisco Peru base documented Named Peruvian product; the recipe’s Chilean association does not change that product origin.
S065 — 0 ABV Mixer mixer qualified Mixer role only; select a verified 0.0% product. The finished cocktail is not itself classified as this ingredient style.
S082 — Non-potable Bitters seasoning documented Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.
S044 — Pisco Chileno base documented variant Chilean producer El Gobernador explicitly identifies Piscola as a use of its pisco; quantities here remain the Difford reference.

Recipe notes & variations

A Chilean regional drink, but this source names a Peruvian pisco. The source recipe and the Chilean-pisco version are labeled separately in the style links; do not infer origin from the drink’s name.

For a Black Flannel variation, change one component at a time and record the selected product, proof, sweetener concentration and dilution. Compare it with this reference before naming or publishing the variation.

Sources & further reading

  • Difford’s Guide — checked 2026-09-18. Recipe identity and published ingredient specification; editorial sensory and workload assessments are not source tasting results.
  • Documented variant source — checked 2026-09-18. Chilean producer El Gobernador explicitly identifies Piscola as a use of its pisco; quantities here remain the Difford reference.

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