Author: Camper English
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Sights and Cities Along the Pisco Trail in Peru: La Ruta Del Pisco
This post is an overview of getting to the pisco region, where to stay, and things to see. It covers Chincha, Paracas, Asia, Ica, Huacachina, and Las Islas Ballestas.
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Distillery Visit: El Carmelo Distillery and Hotel in Ica, Peru
Last year I visited 5 distilleries in Peru with Pisco Porton (read about that visit here and here): Vinas de Oro, Tres Generaciones, Lovera, Hotel El Carmello, and La Caravedo where Porton is made. This post is about my visit to El Carmelo in the region of Ica, Peru. El Carmelo is an unusual property, a quirky hotel and…
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Distillery Visit: Lovera Pisco in Ica Peru
A visit to the Lovera pisco distillery in the region of Ica, Peru.
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Distillery Visit: Tres Generaciones Pisco in Ica, Peru
This post is about my visit to Tres Generaciones in the region of Ica, Peru.
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Distillery Visit: Pisco Vinas De Oro, Chincha, Peru
This post is about my visit to Vinas de Oro in the region of Chincha, Peru.
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Clear Ice Cubes Using a Tray in a Cooler
The short answer is: Poke holes in the tray and set it on a riser at the bottom of an insulated cooler. The long answer? Read along.
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How Pisco Porton is Blended
It’s not so simple: Three different shapes of stills and eight permitted grape varietals makes for a lot of possibilities.
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A Visit to La Caravedo, Home of Pisco Porton, in Ica, Peru
Hacienda La Caravedo is the oldest working distillery in the Americas and the place where they make Pisco Porton. It's located in Ica, Peru, about a four hour drive south of Lima. I visited in the spring of 2014. The distillery dates to 1684. Below is a picture of the document establishing the distillery. The…
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2500 Words on the Blood and Sand Cocktail
The Blood and Sand is one of the rare recipes that appears first in The Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930. The recipe makes no sense when you see it written: It is equal parts whisky, orange juice, Italian vermouth, and cherry liqueur. It sounds excessively sweet, bland, and fruity, but in reality is fresh and…
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Making a Clear Ice Block from the Bottom Up
Commercial ice machines like the Clinebell freeze blocks of clear ice by freezing from a cold plate on the bottom, while a water pump near the surface keeps water circulating (thus preventing ice from forming on the surface). An Alcademics reader wrote me to tell me about a method he developed that sort of combines…