What is pisco?
Pisco · Spanish
Grape brandy from Peru and Chile, usually unaged and clear, the base of the pisco sour. Floral and fruity rather than woody.
What it tastes like
Bright and perfumed, with grape, citrus blossom and a clean bite. Peruvian pisco is unaged; some Chilean ones see wood.
Where you’ll see it
Peruvian and Chilean restaurants, pisco sours and chilcanos, and South American cocktail lists.
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