Accompanying Pisco
While conversing with students in a Pisco tasting class, they asked me, "What should we pair with Pisco?" Initially, I responded with desserts, […]
Pisco Italia aromas & balance
We were in a blind tasting evaluating Pisco Italia, and I must admit that when I first started consuming Pisco, Italia was not one of my favorites, but rather Quebranta. […]
Pisco, brandy, distilled, spirit, liquor, water of life, waterfire, firewater, eau de vie.
Regarding all this talk about brandies, distilled spirits, liquors, piscos, etc. that are exported to Chile, much is said, but the truth is that this has been happening for many years, and Chile is our most important buyer in the world and the largest consumer of pisco. […]
Is pisco Uvina the most difficult to taste?
First of all, what is Uvina? According to the current Regulation of the Pisco Appelation of Origin: Uvina is a non-aromatic (less aromatic), grape variety for Pisco. Species: Vitis aestivalis M.- cinérea E. by Vitis vinifera L. Cultivation Area: Cultivation & production only limited to the districts of Lunahuana, Pacaran, and Zúñiga, in the province of Cañete, south of Lima region. […]
Projections for Pisco
As lovers of Pisco, we have some goals that we would like Pisco to achieve. One of them is to make Pisco, gastronomy, and Peruvian wine a unified team. We want one of our Pisco cocktails to be the star, accompanied by a dish from our cuisine served with a wine from our land. Additionally, we want to see the best spirit in the world offered with dessert. It's time for this to become a custom in Peruvian restaurants. […]
From the land of Pisco... "The secrets of tasting"
Something that really fascinates me is sitting in front of a glass of Pisco and having to evaluate it. Even though in national contest we don't know where the Pisco in front of us comes from (blind tastings), we are told the grape variety and type of Pisco. […]
In the land of Pisco... The aguapié
Some time ago we were on a trip with the tasters group of Noches de Cata to several Pisco regions, but the big surprise happened in Moquegua. We had been asked to do a guided tasting at the Moquegua Club that's is in main square. […]
Talking about pisco
In a conversation with several master distillers, discussing different topics and at one point we asked if we should have a pisco type within the regulations between the wineries with more production, […]