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Caravedo Pisco Puro Quebranta
Distiller Score 88
The aroma is clean and clear with a summer salad of pears and grapes (with the skins), edible flowers, and microgreens. These flavors continue as you taste with just enough of a sweetness and oiliness to help cushion the brandy on your palate. The finish is slightly bittersweet with a slight spiced quality that makes your mouth water.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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BarSol Acholado Pisco
Distiller Score 89
The bouquet of orange blossoms, fresh strawberries, jasmine, and candied citrus peel is difficult to resist, making one wonder whether one is smelling a brandy or some novel recipe of Turkish delight. But this is indeed a spirit, and quite a pretty one; the palate continues our journey through the confectioners' flavor basket, rounding out the finish with dashes of oolong tea, aniseed, and candied violet.
Reviewed by Duncan McRoberts
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Santiago Queirolo Quebranta Pisco
Distiller Score 84
This is a fairly neutral pisco (not too surprising as it is made with a non-aromatic grape varietal) with the aroma coming off like a mix between new make whiskey and a pisco. There's a slight musky aroma, but it is only a slight one. A fair amount of green herbs comes off the aroma as well. The pisco is medium-full on the palate and is more about green grape skins and just enough sweetness to round it off. The finish is bittersweet and very lightly nutty. Pleasant enough, though.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Santiago Queirolo Acholado Pisco
Distiller Score 87
This is a pisco you really have to spend some time with in order for the aromas and flavors to reveal themselves. Once you do, the fruit aromas (peach, apricot, green grapes) begin to come out. The pisco is soft on your palate and clean with a little herb flavor (think refreshing green herbs rather than dried, twiggy herbs). This would be best enjoyed at cellar room temperature so that the nuanced aromas and flavors can be enjoyed.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Control C Original Pisco
Distiller Score 84
Control C pours transparently with a delicate fragrance of grape and tropical fruit. At 80 proof, it lands with a touch of heat and a smooth mouthfeel. This young grape brandy pairs its fruit notes with subtle hints of citrus and vanilla that linger pleasantly on the palate. Triple distillation makes this a very clean spirit, but one that has sufficient character to express itself in pisco cocktails.
Reviewed by Jacob Grier
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BarSol Primero Pisco Quebranta
Distiller Score 83
Bold fruit aromas introduce this forceful but stylish pisco, with rosehip, lime blossom, dried apricot, and raspberry giving the nose plenty to feast on. Full-bodied and potent on the palate with a nice glycerine-led mouthfeel. Clearly freshness and exuberance was what they were going for, rather than detail or refinement. A faint musty or farmyard aroma emerges with some time in the glass and the fruit turns a little bitter on the end.
Reviewed by Duncan McRoberts