So, today’s Groundhog’s day, and just about every single available groundhog in the western hemisphere has evidently seen his own shadow. Thanks a lot, friggin’ rodents.

It’s finally warming up here in Brooklyn, though, so I figured I’d stage an open act of defiance against our new natural enemies, and post a warm-weather drink. I’m not about to let a little fuzzy woodland creature tell me I have to bundle up for another month and a half.

In other news, the forecast says it’ll snow for the next two days.

Pisco Sour - Recipe:

• 1/2 tablespoon meringue powder
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 2 oz pisco
• 1 3/4 tablespoons simple syrup
• Dash bitters
• Finely grated zest of lime

Dissolve your meringue powder in the lime juice. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, and pour in your mixture. Then add the pisco, simple syrup, and a dash of bitters. Cover and shake for about thirty or forty seconds, to make sure it’s frothy and cold. strain into a glass and garnish by sprinkling some lime zest on top.