First Spirit

Discover Chilean Pisco

Here you'll find the presentation, the five piscos of the evening, a little background on Chile's first spirit — and contact details. Photos from the evening are added at the bottom.

Date

Thu, 9 July 2026

Embassy of Chile, Drottninggatan 108, 2nd floor, Stockholm

The presentation

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The five piscos

The five Chilean piscos from the Huasco valleys

1. Paitanás
Alto del CarmenMoscatel de Austria
From the high Huasco valley — dry, herbal and mineral; the more restrained side of the Austria grape.
2. K11 Rosada
VallenarMoscatel Rosada
Rose petals and red berries, perfumed and soft — the aromatic signature of Rosada.
3. K11 de Alejandría
VallenarMoscatel de Alejandría
Orange blossom and muscat grape, generous and floral — the classic muscat profile.
4. Bou Barroeta “Maria’s”
Near Alto del CarmenMuscat
Artisan family production — concentrated and expressive.
5. Mulet
San FélixMuscat
From San Félix at the top of the Huasco valley — clean, dry, clear desert fruit.

About Chilean pisco

Pisco is a grape spirit — wine made from aromatic muscat grapes, distilled in a copper still, often clear and unaged. Chilean pisco comes from the desert valleys of the north, Atacama and Coquimbo, with rivers fed by Andes snowmelt, intense sun and big day-to-night temperature swings.

The name has been protected by law since 1931— one of the earliest denominations of origin for any spirit in the Americas. The evening's bottles sit around 40% and come from the villages of the Huasco valley: Vallenar, Alto del Carmen and San Félix.

The label states class (by alcohol strength) and type (by ageing: Transparente, Guarda, Envejecido). The grapes are the muscat family — de Alejandría, Rosada, de Austria, Torontel, Pedro Jiménez.

The cocktails

Leticia Brissman's cocktails are mixed with Pisco Bauzá — with pisco kindly provided by Wena Wines. Both styles are available at Systembolaget if you'd like one at home.