Pisco is the national drink of Peru ; It is a brandy with a lot of personality. It contains between 42 and 52 degrees of alcohol and comes from the fermentation of the same grape with which Cognac and Armagnac are made.
Pisco has been a Cultural Heritage of the Nation since 1988 and is the drink that is present in all the special celebrations of all Peruvian families. If until now you have not wondered what the origin of Pisco is, it is time for you to discover it.
History of Pisco
Pisco is born in Pisco , the place where the grapes used to make this drink were originally grown. As a town and port, it is registered in cartography since the first map of the South American coast in 1574.
Pisco , in the Quechua language means "bird" and it is said that this name was given to the place by Inca Pachacutec in the year 1450 when the Incas conquered the coast, because when Pachacutec arrived he found a large number of birds that lived there.
The history of Pisco dates back to 1528 with the arrival of the grape and the Spanish in Peru . It is said that the wine produced in this region was of good quality and therefore the cultivation of this fruit became popular, among other things, due to the need for its use by the churches in the new colony.
Regarding the production of Pisco , it is not known exactly where its production began, however there are some indications such as the will left by Pedro Manuel. In it, he describes the steps and instruments that he carried out to make it like a large copper kettle.
Other data say that in 1572 Álvaro De Ponce, founder of the town of Santa María Magdalena in the Pisco Valley, was the place where the largest amount of this drink was born and marketed.
Be that as it may, Pisco is an entirely Peruvian drink that has not accompanied us since its birth and will continue to accompany us forever. This drink not only reflects part of our culture, but of our tradition and history.