This award winning "puro" style Peruvian Pisco is the finest expression of the "macho grape," called quebranta. Caravedo Puro Quebranta is sustainably harvested and hand-crafted at the oldest distillery in the Americas, Destilería La Caravedo, Est. 1684.
Method of Production: Single-distilled to 40% ABV (80 proof) requiring approximately 3 kilos (7 lbs.) of quebranta grapes to produce one 750 ml bottle. Distilled from 100% fully fermented grape juice (pure wine--no pomace) and rested a minimum of six months with no additives of any kind: no color, no water, no sugar, no wood flavoring. Distilled through alambique copper pot stills.
Tasting Notes:
Appearance: Clear, translucent, Colorless
Nose: Clean and fresh. Apple, bosc pear, grassy, almond, cherry with hints of banana and chocolate
Body: Medium viscosity
Flavor: Dry orchard fruit, grassy, banana, hint of chocolate
Finish: Round, cheerful, clean.
Wine Enthusiast Rating: 89 Pts.