In the land of Pisco... How can we appreciate and taste Pisco?

Pisco / Peru more than 400 years of History & Tradition (1613-2013).


Sight: Evaluate the following factors:

Color
Pisco is a product that is the result of distillation of alcoholic vapors
that are in a fermented must. It must be clear and without color. When these clear vapors are condensed, they must produce a liquid with the same characteristics.

Shine
Shine indicates a process of careful production. A low quality Pisco has a matted and lack-luster appearance.

Cleanliness
There shouldn’t be any particles suspended in the liquid. Nor should there be strings or dark spots, dust in the bottom of the bottle, or stains on the liquid’s surface.

Smell
Delicately bring the cup to your nose. Inhale slowly and gradually for a short second and move the cup away. During the first “nose” one should detect a light yet clear alcoholic aroma. In other words, it should be balanced; without the aggressiveness of the alcohol, nor the dominance of chemical odors.

The taster again lifts the cup and moves the liquid around in order to oxygenate the Pisco. During this second nose, the taster now looks for aromas and smells. One must make an effort to distinguish the intensity or the volume, the nuances and quality of the aromas. One should recognize in the aroma a succession of perfumes that bring to mind fruits, flowers or spices.

Positives: fine, clean, refined, elegant, complex, distinguished, interesting
Negatives: ordinary, vulgar, simple

An agreeable sensation, clean and without defects, is what defines a good Pisco. Complexity, the richness of balanced aromas, distinguishes a great Pisco.

Taste

To begin to appreciate the taste, Pisco is placed in the mouth and after several tastes, one begins to distinguish the flavors separately.

First Swallow:
Designed to perceive the aggression of the alcohol.
Positive: harmonious, agreeable, structured.
Negative: thin, alcoholic

Second Swallow:
Designed to perceive the sensation of the structure also known as body
Positive: round, unctuous, velvety
Negative: thin, narrow, spiny, sparse

Third Swallow:
Designed to perceive flavors, taste and sensations
Positive: fruity, elegant, characteristic, noble.
Negative: rustic and plain.

Sample one more time in order to put together a general impression of the Pisco.


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