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So how is Pisco made?
Posted on February 4, 2012
Grapes are harvested and destemmed and pressed then go through the alcoholic fermentation stage for a period of approximately 18 days. This juice produces a low-alcohol-content wine at roughly 8% to 10% ABV.
On to distillation. Peruvian pisco is distilled in gas-heated copper pot kettle stills, just like brandy, cognac or single malt production. The fermented grape low-alcohol-content wine results in a white spirit collected at its body from 38% ABV to 43% ABV.
Once distilled, it is then reposed. To achieve the final product, Peruvian pisco is not aged. Rather, it sits in repose for a minimum of three months in glass, stainless steel or copper tubs, or pisco jars–botijas, (never wooden barrels) that do not deprive it of its natural properties.
The last step is bottling. In Peru, nothing, not even water, is added to the final production of pisco. The alcohol proof when the spirit comes off the still is the proof it is bottled at. The pisco must be untainted and directly bottled.
(Thank you, Discoverpisco.com [http://discoverpisco.com/what-is-pisco]
Next week we will be showing you how to make a Pisco Sour! Stay tuned!
Soon to come, a video on how Pisco is made with tour
Wondering how to taste Pisco? Video follow-up
Posted on January 30, 2012 1 Comment
Thanks for your patience! Here is the long awaited first video of my Pisco Series!
Today I tasted two types of the four main types Pisco:
Pure Pisco: Viñas de Oro, 2009 Quebranta Variety
Mosto Verde Pisco- Tres Generaciones, 2010 Quebranta Variety
Both of these are Peruvian Piscos and you could use the Pure Pisco for Pisco Sour. Stay tuned to more in my four-part Pisco series.
Wondering how to taste Pisco?
Posted on January 24, 2012
Wondering how to taste Pisco?
Pisco is to be tasted by swirling the glass and taking a short, very short whiff, you will notice the burning alcohol this way. Not normally pleasant. What you have to do is take a short sip; DO NOT aerate in the mouth–it will burn your nose and throat. I did this and paid the price! Take a short sip, swirl in the mouth for a good 15 seconds, swallow, now…breath from the stomach, the aromas will come up and you will get hints of banana. It is similar to a vodka and light tequila mixed. A way to smell it properly is to leave 2 drops in the glass, swirl the glass and empty the glass and dry the cup by waving it in the air for about 5 seconds, then smell the empty glass. This way, you have gotten rid of the alcohol and can smell the base aromas.
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