Demonio de Los Andes Pisco

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  Demonio de Los Andes Acholado Pisco 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865491-18802

  An Acholado is a decision. Four grape varieties, each with its own temper, brought together in one spirit because none of them can do the whole job alone. This is the style Peruvians themselves reach for when the shaker comes out.

  The expert's description

  Demonio de Los Andes Acholado Pisco 70 cl 40% is a Peruvian Pisco Acholado distilled from the Albilla, Italia, Moscatel and Quebranta grapes in copper pot stills and bottled at 40% with no water added.

  Acholado is one of the three categories Peruvian Pisco divides into. A Puro is made from a single variety, a Mosto Verde from partially fermented must, and an Acholado is the blend of several varieties. Quebranta supplies body and structure here, while Albilla, Italia and Moscatel lay flowers and fruit over the top. That combination is what makes the style so durable in cocktails: there is a floor as well as a scent.

  The bottle comes from Viña Tacama in the Ica Valley south of Lima, where the grapes for Demonio de Los Andes grow on the estate's own land. Sandy soil, cold nights and coastal fog off the Pacific leave the fruit with acidity, and acidity is what holds the aromatics upright through fermentation and distillation.

  No cask comes anywhere near this bottle, and no water, sugar, colouring or flavouring may be added. Everything in the glass is distilled grape. Demonio de Los Andes is the house's most widely sold pisco range and appears both as an Acholado and as single-variety bottlings.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Lime and orange first, with jasmine sitting right behind. Ripe pear and a dry, nutty tone lie underneath.

  Palate

  The fruit is soft and round: pear, citrus peel and dried fruit. Then walnut and pecan arrive, and a streak of light tobacco closes the door.

  Finish

  Easy and even. The nuts stay put while citrus and flowers withdraw slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Demonio de Los Andes Acholado Pisco 70 cl 40%
  Distillery: Viña Tacama
  Region/Country: Ica Valley, Peru
  Type: Peruvian Pisco Acholado from the Albilla, Italia, Moscatel and Quebranta grapes
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Single distilled in copper pot stills to bottle proof
  EAN no.: 7750359000291
  Serving suggestion: Pisco Sour with lime and egg white, or neat in a tulip glass
  

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Floral · Nutty · Round · Dry

  Did you know?

  The word acholado comes from cholo and means mixed. In the world of pisco that carries no slight at all: it is an official category alongside Puro and Mosto Verde, and many of Peru's hardest-working bar piscos are acholados.

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  • 40,00
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    34,75EUR
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  Demonio de Los Andes Albilla Pisco 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865491-18803

  Most people never meet Albilla on its own. The grape almost always ends up in a blend, laying softness underneath the louder varieties. Here it stands alone, which is a rare chance to hear what it actually has to say.

  The expert's description

  Demonio de Los Andes Albilla Pisco 70 cl 40% is a Peruvian Pisco Puro distilled from the Albilla grape in copper pot stills and bottled at 40% with no water added.

  Albilla is one of the eight grape varieties Peru permits for Pisco and belongs to the aromatic half, though it is the most restrained of them. Where Italia and Torontel shout flowers and perfume, Albilla works quietly with tropical fruit and a soft, almost creamy texture. It usually turns up as part of an acholado, which is exactly why a pure Albilla is such an unusual sight on a shelf.

  The fruit comes from Viña Tacama in the Ica Valley, where the vines stand in sandy soil under cold nights and almost no rainfall. Distillation runs through copper in the Peruvian tradition, and the spirit reaches bottling strength straight off the still.

  There is no cask involved, and no water, sugar or colouring is added. That leaves the character of the grape standing bare in the glass with nothing to hide behind, and that is precisely what makes a single-variety pisco like this one worth opening.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Pineapple and ripe banana, with lime peel across the top and fine white flowers underneath. Calm and sweet-scented without turning heavy.

  Palate

  Tropical fruit the whole way. Pineapple and banana again, a soft bite of lime and a trace of almond. The texture is mild and slightly creamy.

  Finish

  Gentle and clean. The fruit lets go slowly and there is no sting at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Demonio de Los Andes Albilla Pisco 70 cl 40%
  Distillery: Viña Tacama
  Region/Country: Ica Valley, Peru
  Type: Peruvian Pisco Puro from the Albilla grape
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Single distilled in copper pot stills to bottle proof
  EAN no.: 7750359000079
  Serving suggestion: Neat in a tulip glass at room temperature
  

  Flavour profile

  Tropical fruit · Soft · Mild · Floral · Creamy

  Did you know?

  Viña Tacama traces its vines back to the 1540s, when the first cuttings were planted in the Ica Valley. That makes the estate the oldest vineyard in South America still in production.

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  • 40,00
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  Demonio de Los Andes Mosto Verde Italia Pisco Gran Demonio 50 cl 44%

  Item no.: 222222548863-666

  Forty-four percent, and nobody adjusted it afterwards. Pisco leaves the copper still at whatever strength it happens to reach, and that is the strength that goes into the bottle. Gran Demonio lands higher than most, and the distiller's cut decides it, not a splash of water.

  The expert's description

  Demonio de Los Andes Mosto Verde Italia Pisco Gran Demonio 50 cl 44% is a Peruvian Pisco Mosto Verde distilled from the Italia grape in copper pot stills and bottled at 44% with no water added.

  Gran Demonio is Viña Tacama's Mosto Verde range, bottled in 50 cl. Mosto Verde means green must and refers to a fermentation cut short while sugar is still present. The still therefore runs not on finished wine but on a must that still tastes of grape juice, and that demands far more fruit per bottle because the yield drops.

  Italia is the name of the grape and does not refer to a country, however large it sits on the label. It is an aromatic variety, and it is the reason this bottle smells of flowers and ripe fruit rather than grain and spice. The grapes grow on Viña Tacama's own land in the Ica Valley south of Lima.

  Pisco never goes into a cask, and no water, sugar, colouring or flavouring is added. The high strength carries the aroma unusually far, which is exactly why this release belongs in a glass of its own rather than in a shaker.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Floral and intense. Orange blossom and jasmine first, then ripe pear and melon, with a thread of honey underneath.

  Palate

  Full and oily in texture. Ripe fruit throughout, sweet in impression without being sweet, with citrus peel and a warm alcoholic edge holding it all up.

  Finish

  Long and warm. The flowers withdraw slowly and the fruit stays longest.

  Specifications

  Name: Demonio de Los Andes Mosto Verde Italia Pisco Gran Demonio 50 cl 44%
  Distillery: Viña Tacama
  Region/Country: Ica Valley, Peru
  Type: Peruvian Pisco Mosto Verde from the Italia grape
  ABV: 44%
  Size: 50 CL
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Single distilled in copper pot stills to bottle proof
  EAN no.: 7750359000451
  Serving suggestion: Neat in a tulip glass at room temperature
  

  Flavour profile

  Floral · Ripe fruit · Full-bodied · Aromatic · Powerful

  Did you know?

  Viña Tacama has belonged to the Olaechea family since 1889, and the estate has drawn on French help in the cellar for many years. The best known of those advisers was the Bordeaux oenologist Émile Peynaud, who worked with the house over a long stretch.

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  • 53,50
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    46,50EUR
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  Demonio de Los Andes Quebranta Pisco 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865491-18804

  There is no cask to hide behind. A Pisco Quebranta stands entirely bare: grape juice, fermentation, copper, then the bottle. What comes out is exactly as good as what went in, which is why Peruvians take the work in the vineyard so seriously.

  The expert's description

  Demonio de Los Andes Quebranta Pisco 70 cl 40% is a Peruvian Pisco Puro distilled from the Quebranta grape in copper pot stills and bottled at 40% with no water added.

  Viña Tacama grows the fruit in the Ica region south of Lima, in the valleys that gave the whole category its name. This bottling is built on Quebranta alone, and distillation follows the traditional Peruvian approach with a slow run through copper and a narrow heart cut.

  Quebranta is the most widely planted pisco grape in Peru and belongs to the non-aromatic varieties. It offers no flowers and no perfume, but body, dryness and a clear nutty character, and it can be mixed without vanishing. That is why it is the default choice behind the bar for a Pisco Sour or a Chilcano.

  The rules governing Peruvian Pisco are among the strictest in the spirits world. No water may be added after distillation, no sugar, no colouring, no flavouring, and the spirit may not be aged in wood. The strength in the bottle is the strength the distiller lands on at the still, and everything else belongs to the grape.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dried fruit and a clear note of toffee, with walnut and pecan behind. Beneath that sits a dry, faintly earthy tone and a trace of light tobacco.

  Palate

  Full and structured. Caramelised fruit and roasted nuts first, then dark bread and a touch of pepper. The fruit reads as ripe rather than fresh.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Nuts and toffee hold on while the tobacco note settles at the back of the mouth.

  Specifications

  Name: Demonio de Los Andes Quebranta Pisco 70 cl 40%
  Distillery: Viña Tacama
  Region/Country: Ica Valley, Peru
  Type: Peruvian Pisco Puro from the Quebranta grape
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Single distilled in copper pot stills to bottle proof
  EAN no.: 7750359000086
  Serving suggestion: Pisco Sour or a Chilcano with ginger ale and lime
  

  Flavour profile

  Nutty · Toffee · Dry · Full-bodied · Spicy

  Did you know?

  The name is borrowed from a man. Francisco de Carvajal was a Spanish conquistador in sixteenth-century Peru whose ruthlessness earned him the nickname El Demonio de los Andes. He is who the bottle is named after.

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  • 40,00
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    34,75EUR