Pisco the Peruvian Brandy – ebook

July 28, 2021 SouthAmerica

Pisco: The Peruvian Brandy. A Short Guide to Pisco; 10 Classic Peruvian Pisco Cocktails, 3 Chilean Pisco Cocktails and 2 Bonus Recipes e-book.

What is Pisco? It is a colorless liqueur. Commonly known or referred to as the Peruvian brandy.

Pisco has its origins with grapes brought by Spaniards to Peru in the fifteenth century. The Spaniards originally made wine for their Catholic ceremonies. And, I am sure to satisfy the Spanish monarchy, by keeping a full cellar. This last part is my take on the history of Pisco. By the sixteenth century, Peru’s wine production surpassed the one from the old world. It became so high. To the point where; it became a threat to the Spanish homeland production. Because of this, the Spanish crown imposed high taxes on all products coming from Peru. I guess this backfired on the monarchy.

During the seventeenth century, Peruvians came across a new way to cut the entire wine process. By doing so, they started a new type of liqueur; The Peruvian Pisco. This was a product to avoid paying high taxes to the Spanish crown. Chile is also a producer of Pisco. And, also, Bolivia has its own type of Pisco; called Singani. This liqueur is sweet compared to the Peruvian and Chilean Piscos when taken straight up.

Our goal is to make Pisco known worldwide. So, it can get the recognition it once had. In this, Short Guide to Pisco; there are fifteen Pisco Cocktail Recipes. We invite you to give them all a try. So, next time you have family and friends over, you can surprise them; with one, or two, cocktails. From the biggest Pisco producers in the world; Peru and Chile!.

This Short Guide to Pisco e-book is divided into four parts.

Part one covers some background information about Pisco:

History of Pisco
Pisco making process
Pisco varieties
Pisco brands
Pisco infusions
Imported Pisco

Part two covers the ten Classic Peruvian Pisco Cocktails:

Peruvian Pisco Solo
Peruvian Pisco Punch
Peruvian Pisco Sour
Chilcano de Pisco
El Capitan
Yugeño
Pisco Mule
Peruvian Ponche de Los Libertadores
Calientito de Pisco
Algarrobina de Pisco

Part three has three Chilean Pisco cocktails:

Piscola
Chilean Pisco Sour
Chilean Cola de Mono

Part four of this guidebook is the bonus part:

Here, we have two additional cocktail recipes:

The James-Oliver Pisco Mule, our creation.
The Ecuadorian Canelazo, made Peruvian Pisco. This cocktail is a fusion of these two great Andean countries, worth giving it a try!.

Finally, there are ten facts about the Peruvian Pisco that every Pisco connoisseur should know.

Salud con Pisco!