Anyone here ever tried Pisco?

[K1052]

If so, what is it like?

 

[Jhill]

I had some from Chili. It's basically sweet tequila. I liked it.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: Jhill
I had some from Chili. It's basically sweet tequila. I liked it.

I've heard it's not very chilly in Chile but, the chili is fine.

 

[Feldenak]

On her way home from Antarctica, my wife picked some up in Chile. I didn't like it straight up but Pisco sours are good.

 

[ngvepforever2]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
On her way home from Antarctica, my wife picked some up in Chile. I didn't like it straight up but Pisco sours are good.

Pisco Sours are awesome.


I have to mention though that real pisco comes from Peru

ng

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
On her way home from Antarctica, my wife picked some up in Chile. I didn't like it straight up but Pisco sours are good.

Hm..interesting.

Mixed drinks using pisco are the reason for my inquiry. There is talk of a few of us going to a Peruvian restaurant and you are supposed to bring your own bottle so they can make drinks for you.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: ngvepforever2

Originally posted by: Feldenak
On her way home from Antarctica, my wife picked some up in Chile. I didn't like it straight up but Pisco sours are good.

Pisco Sours are awesome.


I have to mention though that real pisco comes from Peru

ng

Hell, I wouldn't know.


I do know I'd like to visit Chile.

 

[KMc]

Originally posted by: Jhill
I had some from Chili. It's basically sweet tequila. I liked it.

?

Pisco is distilled from fermented grapes, like a brandy. Tequila is distilled from the Agave plant, so uhhh, not really similar at all.

 

[K1052]

nudge

 

[zinfamous]

it seems ther is another drink they mix with it as well. kinda looked like a chai latte sorta thing (saw this on TV, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the sour)

I'm going for both

apparently the Peruvian is ~$20 more then the Chilean version.

Both nations claim Pisco as their national beverage, and it seems that they like to start minor wars over this...

 

[torpid]

Had a pisco sour at the local upscale spanish restaurant. It has frothed egg whites in it. It was ok... nothing special.

 

[jwells777]

I have had pisco sour made with pisco from Chile. Mixed correctly, it is an amazingly good drink.

 

[Linflas]

I have a good friend that is Bolivian and they had that stuff at their house. All I remember about it that it was pretty potent.

 

[ngvepforever2]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
it seems ther is another drink they mix with it as well. kinda looked like a chai latte sorta thing (saw this on TV, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the sour)

I'm going for both

apparently the Peruvian is ~$20 more then the Chilean version.

Both nations claim Pisco as their national beverage, and it seems that they like to start minor wars over this...

All peruvian wars are minor

However as you can see in wikipedia , Peru had it first. :wine:

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: ngvepforever2

Originally posted by: zinfamous
it seems ther is another drink they mix with it as well. kinda looked like a chai latte sorta thing (saw this on TV, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the sour)

I'm going for both

apparently the Peruvian is ~$20 more then the Chilean version.

Both nations claim Pisco as their national beverage, and it seems that they like to start minor wars over this...

All peruvian wars are minor

However as you can see in wikipedia , Peru had it first. :wine:

i love how the neutrality of that entry is disputed

 

[Platypus]

mmm pisco sours