I discovered what appears to be the only bar in my current country of residence that specializes in Peruvian pisco in December 2022. At first I went just to try a pisco sour, which I’ve long been interested in. After getting the chance to revisit it over the holidays, I experimented with different varieties and ways of serving it, and realized a short tonic is my favorite way to drink it without masking its natural flavor.
Previously, I mainly enjoyed cocktails and didn’t have any particular favorite spirit, so this is all very new to me. Should I be taking every opportunity I can to inform people of my fondness for pisco and how my refined tastes are beyond the comprehension of the plebs who enjoy lesser drinks like beer, wine, or vodka? Just how far should I go? Am I now required to be a dick to Chileans and go out of my way to remind them that their pisco is shit, an opinion that I certainly have come to after extensive research and experimentation to form my own judgement, and am absolutely not parroting from opinionated reply guys? Are there any gender studies scholars who can help me with this?
Never had it, but does it taste anything like sake?
With sake there’s this strange flavor which also sort of appears in Shaoxing wine, but is foreign to any european alcohols. It tastes so good, I honestly can’t stand grape wine but I could drink sake like it’s water
No, it’s nothing like sake/nihonshu. I would describe it as a fairly mild tasting spirit with a fruity or herbal flavor depending on the variety. Some people say it tastes like grappa. Peruvian pisco is technically a brandy, but they can’t be aged in wooden barrels or anything that can affect it’s taste, so it tastes unlike any brandy I’ve ever had.