Sweet and Sour
A drink so good there’s a holiday for it
Photo: Cara Brostrom
T
he secret to a delicious, toe-curlingly sour Venezuelan cocktail called the pisco sour is—mmm!—egg whites. The drink, available at Orinoco, a hidden jewel in Brookline Village (there's another a location in the South End, but you can't get pisco sours there), also contains lime juice and pisco, a South American grape-based liquor in honor of which both Peru and Chile observe national holidays. You may have to snoop long and hard to find the pisco sour anywhere else. Hoeller
Shhhh! The grill plate is a delicious trio
of beef, chicken, and chorizo sausage.
of beef, chicken, and chorizo sausage.
Shhhh! National Pisco Sour Day is the first Saturday
of February in Peru and May 15 in Chile.
of February in Peru and May 15 in Chile.
Shhh who knew
Chile and Peru are at odds over where pisco originated and which has the right to produce and promote it.
22 Harvard Ave.
Brookline Village,
MA,
02446
617.232-9505
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477 Shawmut Ave.
South End
Boston,
MA,
02118
617.369.7075
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1 Bus, 10 Bus, 15 Bus, 170 Bus, 65 Bus, 66 Bus, 8 Bus, Brookline Village/Green Line D, Coolidge Corner/Green Line C, CT1 Bus, Massachusetts Avenue/Orange Line
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Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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