Pisco
Pisco is grape brandy from Peru and Chile, and we have single-grape Peruvian bottles from Pisco Logia and Viñas de Oro next to Lapostolle's Chilean XO.
Pisco questions
What is pisco?
A brandy distilled from fresh grape wine in Peru and Chile. Peruvian pisco is distilled once to bottling strength, with no added water and no time in wood.
What do puro, aromático and acholado mean?
Puro is made from one grape, most often Quebranta. Aromático uses a perfumed grape such as Italia or Torontel. Acholado is a blend of grapes.
How do you drink pisco?
Sip a good puro neat and slightly cool in a small glass. It also goes into the pisco sour, with lime, sugar and egg white, and the chilcano, with ginger ale and lime.
Is pisco Peruvian or Chilean?
Both countries make it and both call it their national drink. Peru's rules are stricter, while Chilean pisco can be cut with water and aged in wood.