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Style: Fruity & Mild

Aroma: fruity pebbles, candied flowers, mint, sandalwood, juniper and orange peel, dried apricot, mint, and and caraway

Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of raspberry oolong tea, lemon, lime, orange, and juniper, hay, and cooked orange peel and sage

Smoothness: Warming

Enjoy: neat, in cocktails and on the rocks

Cocktails: Caipirinha, Pisco Punch, Pisco Sour

Bottom Line: Bold yet delicate with fruity and floral layers of complexity that keep changing in the glass; a contemplative sipper.

Pisco is a famous brandy made in Peru and Chile; each country claims the beverage as its own. It is made from a variety of grapes, such as Muscat in both countries, as well as Quebranta and Mollar in Peru, and Torontel and Pedro Jimenez in Chile. The Quebranta grapes is used in most single-variety Pisco from Chile.Although Peru produces much less Pisco than Chile, it exports a great deal more. Some versions are clear, while others have an amber, greenish hue; there are flavors of peach, coconut and pistachio and the finish is quite dry and earthy, comparable to a grappa in many cases.Of course, most individuals know Pisco as the main ingredient in a Pisco sour cocktail, which includes angostura and lemon juice.