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A Peruvian Tradition

Pisco is as traditional as Arroz con Pollo (Rice with Chicken), Cebiche or Llamas in Peru. Pisco Sour is made of Pisco, sugar, egg’s whites and lemon drops. It is always the complement of a good Peruvian dish, served in the best restaurants of the city.

But what would you say if we told you that Pisco is being considered a traditional beverage, if not official, in Chile since only 1998?

Indeed, Chilean Pisco producers started a two million-dollar advertising campaign in October 1998 in the United States in order to promote Chilean Pisco. The campaign focused on spreading the slogan “Drink Chilean Pisco". .

Pisco Origins

According to British Encyclopedia, Pisco is a tasty moscato eau-de- vie (clear brandy distilled from fermented fruit juice), prepared since XVI century with must (black grape) produced in Ica Valley in Peru, 300 k.m. to the south of Lima. Its name comes from Pisco Port, located in Ica. According to Real Academia de la Lengua Espaсola, Pisco is an "eau-de-vie made in a Peruvian place called Pisco".

In 1547, Spaniards planted "negra Corrientes" grape vineyards in the south of Lima making use of the waters of Achirana, a small watershed of Ica River, built by Inca Pachacutec during Inca Times. The result of the crops was so successful that in only 10 years, Peru was already exporting wine to Argentina, Chile, and Spain. Since Europeans missed their native liquors, they decided to make a local brandy so they used Quebranta grape (genetic mutation of black grape) in order to prepare it. The result was a strong, pure, aromatic brandy that later would be known, all over the world, by the name of the port where it was shipped: Pisco.

Is Pisco Peruvian or Chilean?

According to experts, Chilean Pisco can not be compared with the Peruvian one. The former is sweeter and lighter and this is mainly because the producers add water in order to reduce the proof of alcohol of this ancient eau-de-vie. The authentic Peruvian Pisco has a higher proof of alcohol and it is made of Quebranta grape. You can not find this kind of grape in the neighboring southern country.

In fact, Peru has the appropriate soil, weather as well as the tradition to make Pisco become an incomparable and special beverage. All this gives us the right to call it Pisco. Unfortunately, the Agrarian Reform of the 70’s, the farming economical problems and the hyperinflation of the 80’s as well as the lack of sufficient irrigation water and the growing of other more profitable products than grapes, affected Pisco production in Peru. Nowadays, there are only 800 hundred producers of this liquor in the province of Pisco, according to figures provided by the Commission of Exporting Promotion (Prompex).

The Chilean have taken advantage of this situation in order to promote its Pisco in the international market, especially in the United States and therefore, lots of people fond of this beverage believe that it comes from Chile.

Campaign for Pisco Vindication

In order to face this problem, Instituto de Defensa de la Competencia y la Propiedad Intelectual del Peru – Indecopi (Institute of Defense of Competence and Copyrights of Peru) has started a campaign in order to vindicate the title and origin of Pisco worldwide. In its demand, it is mentioned that in Peru, there is a city called Pisco (bird in Quechua). The grape, which Pisco is made of, has been grown since immemorial times. Pisco is a Peruvian word used since XVI Century and even since Incas Times.

Moreover, Peruvian press did not play down the credibility of the promotional Chilean campaign and considered it immoral. They reminded the consumers that Pisco is as Peruvian as Machu Picchu.

For further information you can visit the web site:

http://www.rree.gob.pe/economia/asuntose/origpisco.htm

We hope that this time Peruvian rights be recognized; meanwhile we leave you with the original recipe of Pisco Sour.

Pisco Sour Recipe

Ingredients
• 3 measures Pisco.
• 1 measure lemon juice (just squeezed).
• 2/3 measure white sugar.
• 1 egg’s white.
• Crushed ice.
• Preparation

Dissolve white sugar in Pisco and then add lemon juice. Place the mixture in the blender glass reaching half of it. Then add egg’s white and crushed ice, covering ѕ of the blender glass. Blend it until ice is dissolved. Serve it in glasses.

We are pleased to submit to you the following information and our very best quotes on our four qualities of Pure Pisco Grand Soleil.

Our Pure Pisco;

Traditional, very strong and coarse. For bold palates.44 to 45 by Volume Alcohol.. 5 Kilos of grapes for 1 liter of our Grape Brandy.

Our Black Label Pure Pisco;

Traditional, still strong but somewhat smoother to the taste..

43 to 44 by Volume Alcohol.. 8 Kilos of grapes for 1 liter of Grape Brandy.

Our Silver Label Pure Pisco;

Smooth and a with a suave taste with an aromatic flavor .Refined to the palate and the aroma will linger softly with the blends of aromatic varieties of grapes such as Torontel and Italia. A Premium Brandy for connoisseurs. 42 to 43 by Volume Alcohol. . 12 Kilos of grapes for 1 liter of our Grape Brandy.

Our Gold Label Pure Pisco;

Very refined Premium of Premiums and only for the most discerned and distinguished connoisseurs. Ultra Smooth extra suave and an utmost velvety touch to the palate.. 42 to 43 by Volume Alcohol. . 15 kilos of grapes for 1 liter of our Grape Brandy. The Blends of blends of aromatic selected varieties of Quebrantas, Torontel , Mosto Verde and a very slow process .

A Very Friendly Warning;

Our Silver and Gold labels should only be tasted and drinked in its purest form. Please never ever to be mixed in cocktails or any addition or mix with other liquors, juices etc.. By doing this, the Spirit of our premiums will be shattered and our very selected, careful and patient distillery process will have been worthless and in vain. Please drink it PURE and enjoy thoughroully and please don’t be too hasty to swallow. Let our Brandy linger in your mouth

And dare to capture the aroma and the Ancient Spirit Of our 400 year old Peruvian Tradition.

Presentations;

Our logo of Grand Soleil is represented by our Peruvian flag at the center,, a crest with a rising sun, flanked at the left by our Condor and at the right by our Vicuсa. Aditionally, our bottle is embosomed by a grape vine twisting around our bottle.

Thus, the presentations of our four different qualities are as following;

For our White Label Pure Pisco;

White twisted metallic cap, white condor and vicuсa and white grape vine.

In a Transparent glass bottle..

For our Black Label Pure Pisco;

Black twisted metallic cap, black condor and vicuсa and black grape vine.

In a Transparent glass bottle..

For our Silver Label Pure Pisco;

Silver twisted metallic cap, silver condor and vicuсa and silver grape vine.

In a Sanded glass bottle placed in an individual tin silver container.

For our Gold Label Pure Pisco;

Gold twisted metallic cap, gold condor and vicuсa and gold grape vine.

In a Sanded glass bottle placed in an individual tin gold container.

We believe the above information covers what Grand Soleil has to offer regarding our Peruvian Pure Pisco, and hopefully it has been described as clear as needed be. Any additional inquiries are more than welcomed.