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Pisco

Ingredient

Pisco

BrandyAlcoholic2 cocktails

Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored brandy produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof spirit, it was developed by 16th century Spanish settlers as an alternative to orujo, a pomace brandy that was being imported from Spain. It had the advantages of being produced from abundant domestically grown fruit and reducing the volume of alcoholic beverages transported to remote locations.

Annual pisco production in 2013 reached 30 million litres in Chile and 9.5 million litres in Peru. Chile is also the main importer of...

Cocktails with Pisco

Duchamp's Punch

Duchamp's Punch

Pisco7 ingredients

Shake all ingredients. Double strain in a chilled double old fashioned glass with abig ice cube. Garnish with a couple of lavender sprigs

Pisco Sour

Pisco Sour

Pisco5 ingredients

Vigorously shake and strain contents in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, then pour into glass and garnish with bitters.