noun
- A colorless or pale brandy distilled from grapes, produced in Peru and Chile.
Usage: Often used in cocktails, especially the pisco sour.; Named after the port city of Pisco in Peru.
Examples
- Pisco is a traditional South American spirit with a fruity flavor.
- The bartender mixed pisco with lime juice and egg white to make a pisco sour.
- Peru and Chile both claim to be the birthplace of pisco.
- This pisco is aged in wooden barrels for a smoother taste.
- Many cocktail bars now feature pisco-based drinks on their menus.