Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shade)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (21 ratings)
  • Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shade) Image

    Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shade)

  • Jump to
Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shade) image

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
1⁄2 oz Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
1⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Ginger Ale
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Garnish: Skewered lime wedge and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with ginger ale and fill glass with ice.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

Pisco's aromatics form the base of this tall cassis and ginger ale sour.

View readers' comments

History:

Apparently, this cocktail has been served at Peruvian bullfight arenas since the 1930s.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shade) contains 164 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 13.04% alc./vol. (13.04° proof)
  • 20.5 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

El Capitán Image
Previous cocktail

El Capitán

Frisco Cooler Image
Next cocktail

Frisco Cooler

Join the discussion

Showing 2 comments for Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shade).
See discussion in the Forum

Please log in to make a comment
Olga María Gómez Henderson’s Avatar Olga María Gómez Henderson
6th October 2024 at 12:19
Fun fact: there is an old spanish cocktail with the same name, but it has sweet anise liqueur (I don't know if you can make it with a dry one) and brandy in a 50/50 proportion.
1
reply
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th October 2024 at 09:05
Many thanks, Olga. I'll be sure to add the traditional Sol y Sombra to Difford's Guide in the coming weeks.
0
reply
1 reply
Matthew Kay ’s Avatar Matthew Kay
23rd July 2023 at 07:15
Refreshing I would put less ginger ale in next time.
3
reply
Ignacy Szczupal’s Avatar Ignacy Szczupal
27th July 2023 at 12:48
I totally agree 40/50 ml of ginger ale instrad of 75 ml.
1
reply
El Capitán Image
Previous cocktail

El Capitán

A popular Peruvian riff on a Sweet Manhattan. A tad drier than a bourbon-based Manhattan

Frisco Cooler Image
Next cocktail

Frisco Cooler

Pisco and kirsch eau-de-vie shine in this delicately pear-flavoured sour

Peruvian pisco Image

Peruvian pisco

Pisco is the Peruvian National spirit. It is made by distilling wine fermented from the fresh must of eight specific varieties of vines to produce a clear...
20 best Amaretto cocktails Image

20 best Amaretto cocktails

The bittersweet almond and vanilla flavour of amaretto mixes brilliantly with dark spirits – particularly whiskey but this versatile liqueur also mixes...
20 best Easter cocktails Image

20 best Easter cocktails

There's more to Easter indulgence than mere chocolate eggs
How to make an Ice Cone Image

How to make an Ice Cone

Ice cones are an iconic garnish widely used in Tiki bars, particularly when serving Navy Grog cocktails. They are made by freezing crushed ice that has...
20 best Spring cocktails Image

20 best Spring cocktails

Spring has sprung – well at least it has here in the northern hemisphere. It's time to rediscover the delights of floral cocktails – think elderflower...