Santiago Local Custom Tips by SabrinaSummerville

Pisco sour is the national drink of Chile.

I first tasted it in a restaurant in Puerto Montt further south in Chile and I was hooked straight away.

It's a cocktail made from pisco (a local brandy), lemon, egg whites, and bitters. The primary taste is of lemons and it's extremely refreshing. I noted most people drinking it as an aperitif but I'd recommend it any time:-)

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St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland and it's said that he banished the snakes from the country (we don't have any snakes at all in Ireland!).

As an Irish Cailin (colleen/girl) you cn imagine my surprise to arrive at the Santiago Sheraton and find signs for St. Patrick's Day all over the place. Indeed, the hotel was devoting a whole week to the celebrations (which is more than we do here) and offering free drinks to anyone named Patricio.

On enquiry I found out that Chile has very strong connections with Ireland and it was an Irish man by the name of O'Higgins who founded the Chilean Navy.

Here's a pic of Mum posing in the lobby of the hotel beside a giant shamrock.

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