 A selection of popular Chilean piscos | |
| Type | distilled alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Chile, Peru |
| Alcohol by volume | 33–50% |
| Color | clear or yellow |
| Ingredients | Water, grapes |
| Related products | Singani |
Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber-colored spirit[1] produced in winemaking regions of Peru[2] and Chile.[3] 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.[4] It had the advantages of being produced from abundant domestically grown fruit and reducing the volume of alcoholic beverages transported to remote locations.[5]
- ^ Mitchell, Jerry T.; Terry, William C. (2011). "Contesting Pisco: Chile, Peru, and the Politics of Trade". Geographical Review. 101 (4): 518–535. Bibcode:2011GeoRv.101..518M. doi:10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00115.x. ISSN 0016-7428. JSTOR 23208637. S2CID 154310295.
- ^ "Producción de pisco marcó récord histórico en 2015" [Pisco production set a historical record in 2015]. El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). 5 February 2016.
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SICEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pisco.co.uk". www.pisco.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Nuñez, Daisuke. "Diferencias entre la Grapa Italiana, el Pisco peruano y el Aguardiente Chileno". Retrieved on September 23, 2014.