I learned how to make a wild berry mojito, a caipirinha, a pisco sour and a watermelon margarita. |
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Like cachaca with the Caipirinha, pisco in the U.S. is inextricably connected with the Pisco Sour. |
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Also on the schedule are visits to olive oil makers, a smoked salmon firm and a pisco distiller. |
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In Chile pisco is drunk as a liqueur after meals but a pisco sour, sometimes sold in bottled, pre-mixed form, can make a refreshing aperitif. |
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Over the centuries, viniculture in what is now Peru and Chile developed brandy from muscatel grapes, now called pisco. |
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A favorite drink is pisco sour, in which pisco is served with lemon juice, sugar, beaten egg whites, and ice. |
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When a large bottle of beer or pisco is opened, the bottle and glass are passed around in a circle. |
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The ties go back so far, both Chile and Peru claim pisco as their national drink and are still fighting over who has sole ownership. |
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Another alcoholic drink, also made from grapes, is called pisco. |
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What's more, the definition also includes eau de vie, fruit brandies and pomace spirits like grappa, as well as rising South American star pisco. |
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But what really makes Peruvian pisco special is the use of both aromatic and non-aromatic grapes. |
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The high-end restaurant chain is owned by well-known Peruvian Chef Gaston Acurio and offers a wide variety of Peruvian cuisine, cebiches and pisco cocktails. |
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This spirit, a distillate of grapes somewhat similar to Italy's grappa, is the eponymous ingredient in the Pisco Sour cocktail. |
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Also from the House of Grand Marnier is Kappa Pisco, an ultra-premium white spirit produced in the Elqui Valley in Chile. |
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For instance, the Jerry Thomas years, in the 1860s, are represented by a Pisco Crusta. |
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Immediately on 26 October they took control of the town of Pisco. |
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