AROMATICAS is an aromatic Pisco primarily made from Muscat-derived grapes and is unique to Peru.PURO Pisco is made from only one varietal of grape (pure, single origin).And the Muscatel variety offers hints of peach, pineapple and plum.Īny of these can be blended with the Pisco grape to make one of the four major types of Pisco as designated by the regulatory board: The aromatic Italia variety is fruity, with floral flavours and hints of lemongrass and roses and is my personal favourite. The Mollar variety features hints of apples, herbs, citrus and pecans. The non-aromatic Quebranta variety offers hints of apples and raisins. This site shows the different varieties you can buy.Įight different varietals of grapes produce different varieties of Pisco, basically divided into aromatic and non-aromatic with all sorts of exotic flavour enhancements to entice you.

No wonder it’s relatively expensive to buy at about $40 a bottle. The grapes come in both white or red, and it takes seven kilos of grapes to make one bottle of Pisco. She invited Pisco sommelier Lucero Villagarcia to teach us about the clear, distilled liquor made from the bitter Pisco grapes grown between Lima and Tacna along the beautiful Peruvian coast.

Pisco tasting with sommelier Lucero Villagarcia at Xocolatl Learning from a Pisco Sommelier

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