Wah-Wah
A fruity and sweet brandy cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 17.2% ABV ∙
The Wah-Wah is a shaken pisco cocktail with elderflower liqueur, an Aperol-style aperitivo and fresh pink grapefruit juice, served up in a coupe.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Pisco 45 mlElderflower liqueur 30 mlAperitivo 20 mlPink grapefruit juice 20 mlAngostura aromatic bitters 1 dash (opt.)
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express an orange twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- Squeeze the pink grapefruit fresh: at 20 ml it is the only citrus, and it has to balance 50 ml of liqueur and aperitivo.
History
The Wah-Wah is documented as having been created in 2007 at Range, a restaurant and bar on Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District. Range, which opened in 2005 and earned a Michelin star in 2007, was known for an inventive cocktail program built around unusual spirit choices like pisco. The Wah-Wah's combination of pisco with elderflower liqueur, a bittersweet orange-red aperitivo, and grapefruit juice reflects that era's exploratory approach to modern bar menus.
No individual bartender is credited by name in the record of its creation.
