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- noun A
liquor distilled fromgrapes (abrandy ) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumedspirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
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Examples
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An amusing coicindence except for the fact that pisco is an alcoholic beverage.
Ecological Ain't the Same As Good for You Steve Carper 2008
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Nothing like empanadas de horno on a cool Puerto Montt early afternoon (maybe accompanied by a couple of pisco sours …) thanks for the recipe.
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A band plays meringue and salsa, people drink beer and pisco sours, eat and dance -- a good time for old and young alike.
Paul Stoller: Celebrating The Old And New Year In The Valley Of Longevity Paul Stoller 2011
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A band plays meringue and salsa, people drink beer and pisco sours, eat and dance -- a good time for old and young alike.
Paul Stoller: Celebrating The Old And New Year In The Valley Of Longevity Paul Stoller 2011
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Or you could hang out in the bar, where engaging young sommelier José Bracamonte offers pisco tastings and advice on Peru's excellent but little-known wines.
Debut Alexander Lobrano 2010
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It's easiest to slip in with the Hotel California, an apricot-infused gin, pisco, lime and pineapple juice pleaser.
Sunshine in a Glass 2011
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The cuisine's key ingredients like aji amarillo, a yellow chili are now found at farmers' markets frequented by chefs, and sales of pisco, Peru's fiery grape brandy, have doubled in the last five years.
The Next Big Thing: Peruvian Food Katy McLaughlin 2011
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Aqua Expeditions Between excursions, guests on the Aqua sip pisco sours in the glass-enclosed lounge while downloading photos and swapping travel tales, Mr. McCarthy writes.
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As the sun vanished and a full moon rose over the lake – the twin symbols of Inca religion – we toasted the Yavari with pisco sours, Peru's national cocktail.
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Pink dolphins and pisco sours come together on a wild stretch of the Amazon .
Take Me to the River Andrew McCarthy 2011
yarb commented on the word pisco
A spirit distilled from grapes, claimed by both Peru and Chile as the national drink, and the subject of bitter dispute between the two countries.
Basis of the superb pisco sour cocktail.
November 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pisco
Ooh. What's it like?
November 9, 2007
peregrina commented on the word pisco
Yes, the potent pisco sour, known to make individuals forget their marital status, or name, or how to breathe..depending on how many one drinks. Doesn't take many so be careful!
November 9, 2007
yarb commented on the word pisco
I have so far only drunk pisco in pisco sours (piscos sour?). I plan to rectify this very soon though by consuming it neat and will let you know, rt.
November 9, 2007
john commented on the word pisco
I neither drink nor live in Chile any longer, but I used to do both, and a good pisco sour is delightful. Straight pisco I'm not so fond of--it tastes like grappa.
I always thought Chile won the right claim pisco as its own when it kicked the asses of both Peru and Bolivia in the War of the Pacific.
November 9, 2007
yarb commented on the word pisco
The Chileans I'm working with think that Chile won the right to most things in the war of the Pacific, but even they admit (to me) that Pisco is probably more Peruvian than Chilean.
I'm quite partial to grappa late at night or after a big dinner.
November 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pisco
Thanks, yarb. Looking forward to the report.
Grappa--yum!
November 9, 2007