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Pisco is a style of brandy named after a city in Peru much like Port style wine is named after a city in
Portugal. The origins of Pisco style brandy probably go all the way back to the Moors who brought
distilling to the Iberian Peninsula. It was Spanish missionaries who brought this brandy style to
America. In New Mexico, Pisco was first made from native Mission/Muscat grapes in the early 1600s
and used as a base for Angelica dessert wine. Today, Muscat grapes are the standard. The two
predominate styles of Pisco are loosely referred to as Peruvian and Chilean styles. While both
countries proudly claim Pisco as their national drink the World Court has yet to decide which if any
rightfully can. Peruvian Pisco is unaged while Chilean Pisco is aged in oak 2 years. Don Quixote
Pisqo is aged in French oak but bottled while the youthful brandy still possesses fruity overtones.
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