Distillery Visit: Lovera Pisco in Ica Peru
January 20, 2015
A visit to the Lovera pisco distillery in the region of Ica, Peru. Read more →
A visit to the Lovera pisco distillery in the region of Ica, Peru. Read more →
This post is about my visit to Tres Generaciones in the region of Ica, Peru. Read more →
This post is about my visit to Vinas de Oro in the region of Chincha, Peru. Read more →
It's not so simple: Three different shapes of stills and eight permitted grape varietals makes for a lot of possibilities. Read more →
Hacienda La Caravedo is the oldest working distillery in the Americas and the place where they make Pisco Porton. It's located in Ica, Peru, about a four hour drive south of Lima. I visited in the spring of 2014. The distillery dates to 1684. Below is a picture of the... Read more →
San Francisco bartenders are responsible for the creation of at least 24 different spirits, some available at retail and some reserved just for the bars. In the April 2014 edition of 7x7 Magazine, I have a story about them, with accompanying recipes online. Read more →
BarSol Pisco Perfecto Amor BarSol Pisco introduces BarSol Perfecto Amor. Named after the marriage of pisco and grape juice obtained from the crush, BarSol Perfecto Amor is a Peruvian aperitif crafted in the Ica Valley and produced in one of the oldest distilleries of Peru, Bodega San Isidro, dating back... Read more →
Hello from Tales of the Cocktail on Tour in Buenos Aires! I am attending three seminars today held at the lovely Intercontinental Hotel. (Then the rest of the time I'll just be in bars.) The first seminar was a talk by David Wondrich called Drinking the Americas from Punch to... Read more →