Category: pisco
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50 Year Time Capsule from the Transamerica Pyramid
There’s a new exhibit at the Transamerica Pyramid from a time capsule buried 50 years ago. I checked it out. The building was completed in 1972- the time capsule is from 1974. Before that, from 1853-1959, it was the Montgomery Block that hosted the Bank Exchange Saloon. The Bank Exchange was the home of the…
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Peru, Bird Poop, and the Birth of the Agro-Industrial Complex
Peru is an exciting country for drink nerds like me, as it is the birthplace of the potato, pisco, and the cinchona tree that produces quinine for tonic water. I didn’t realize until recently that it was also the birthplace of the international guano industry, perhaps the world’s first exported industrial fertilizer.
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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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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.