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Pisco , city (1993 pop. 53,714), capital of Pisco prov., SW Peru, a port on the Pacific Ocean. The major industries are the production of the famous Pisco brandy, the cultivation and processing of cotton, and commercial fishing. On the adjacent Paracas peninsula are ruins from a pre-Inca civilization. The city was devastated by an earthquake in 2007.

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pisco South American (Chilean, Peruvian); brandy made from muscat grapes. A pisco sour is a mixture of pisco with 2 parts lime juice, sweetened to taste.

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	PISCO: little bird, big flap. Magazine article from: Art Culinaire; 3/22/2008
	Chile And Peru Squabble Over Ownership of 'Pisco' Brandy. Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly; 11/23/1998
	Estudio paleoambiental de la formacion Pisco: localidad Ocucaje. Magazine article from: Revista del Instituto de investigación de la Facultad de minas, metalurgia y ciencias geográficas; 7/1/2006

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	Pisco revival: once the darling of the San Francisco cocktail scene, Peruvian Pisco makes a comeback. Magazine article from: Cheers; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...surprise to many that only 40 years ago, Pisco was one of the biggest selling spirits...spirit means most bars that even stock Pisco at all offer only the most readily available...Peru or Chile--actually invented Pisco. No one really knows for certain, although...
	PISCO: little bird, big flap. Magazine article from: Art Culinaire; 3/22/2008; 700+ words ; ...over who has the right to use the name "pisco" for their aguardiente (firewater...Property Organization (WIPO) recognized pisco as a Peruvian-origin denomination. The...the brandy took its name from the city of Pisco, the port of origin. And the word "pisco...
	Potent Peruvian potable pisco packs powerful punch Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 9/12/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...CENTURY San Franciscans became so enamored of pisco that various cocktails and watering holes...researching a number of stories, including this pisco column. Just days after arriving home...earthquake hit the colonial port city of Pisco, reducing much of it to rubble. The city...
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	Resolve it over a glass of pisco. Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/1/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Colin McMahon PISCO, Peru _ The Peruvian port city of Pisco may not be the birthplace of the liquor that shares its name. But looking at all the pisco bottles in Blanca Vazquez Lovera's store, I'm thinking...
	Resolve it over a glass of pisco: The Tribune's Colin McMahon goes above and beyond the call of duty to sample the brandy that is one of many sore points between Peru and Chile. Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/29/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Colin McMahon May 29--PISCO, Peru -- The Peruvian port city of Pisco may not be the birthplace of the liquor that shares its name. But looking at all the pisco bottles in Blanca Vazquez Lovera's store, I...
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	CHILE, PERU FIGHT OVER BRAGGING RIGHTS OF PISCO LIQUOR Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/15/1998; 700+ words ; ...A worker washed bottles used to hold Pisco, stored in wooden kegs, at the Fundo...Lima, Isabel Alvarez holds a drink of Pisco, which can contain peaches, cocoa leaves...an ego clash over a fiery liquor called Pisco. The Andean neighbors both claim the colorless...
	CHILE, PERU FIGHT OVER FIERY LIQUOR PISCO.(LIFE & LEISURE) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/26/1998; 700+ words ; ...an ego clash over a fiery liquor called Pisco. The Andean neighbors both claim the colorless...can use the name. Only the brave dare say Pisco is Chilean in Peru or Peruvian in Chile. Both consider Pisco their own, drinking it straight or in a...
	Chile, Peru fight over the fiery liquor Pisco News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/16/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...an ego clash over a fiery liquor called Pisco. The Andean neighbors both claim the colorless...can use the name. Only the brave dare say Pisco is Chilean in Peru or Peruvian in Chile. Both consider Pisco their own, drinking it straight or in a...