Pisco is a type of brandy that is made by distilling white wine. We went to a hundred+ year old family pisco vineyard/factory and heard about the origins of pisco. The fact is that today, both Peru and Chile claim that pisco is their national drink. It has been made in basically the same region for centuries, but that area used to all be part of the Peruvian empire, and is now split between Chile and Peru. However, years ago Chile made it difficult for Peru to claim the drink as it's own by establishing a Place of Origin or apellation in the Elqui Valley in Chile. This "apellation law" states that only pisco made in this region, with a certain process, can be called pisco. They even changed the name of a town from Elqui to Pisco Elqui to get the place of origin name. Think cognac, champagne and tequila; they have all done the same thing.
Now, we can't wait to go to Peru and see what they say about this subject (because, to be honest, we both thought pisco came from Peru)...interesante...
Nonetheless, this photo is the wonderful product that came from the small factory we visited in the Elqui Valley. It makes a mean pisco sour regardless of where it comes from!
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