Capurro Pisco Acholado

Capurro Pisco Acholado is an 80-proof (40% ABV) Peruvian pisco — a blend of multiple grape varietals from the family's single estate in Nasca, Ica, Peru, distilled in copper pots to proof and never diluted. Acholado means a pisco made from more than one grape, and Capurro's is the family flagship: the brand calls it "the perfect balance of aromatics and texture," and the exact recipe is a secret. Five generations and over a century of pisco-making behind every bottle. This 750mL is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 40% (80 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Style: Acholado — blend of multiple grape varietals (family recipe kept secret)
• Origin: Nasca, Ica, Peru — single family estate, 428m elevation
• Production: Hand harvested once yearly; single gentle press; natural yeast; copper pot single distillation to proof; rested 39 months; unfiltered, no additives

Five Generations in the Ica Desert

The Capurro family has been making pisco in Peru's coastal desert for five generations and over a hundred years — Juan Enrique Capurro helped establish the first Harvest Festival in Santiago de Surco in 1938, and his grandson Eduardo Castro Capurro later consulted on the denomination-of-origin standards that define pisco today. Their estate sits at 428 meters in Nasca, watered by subterranean Andean aqueducts and rooted in alluvial soil. Each year's single harvest is gently pressed once, fermented with natural yeast into wine, then distilled a single time in copper to proof — no dilution, no filtering, no additives. Explore more South American spirits in our pisco collection or the Capurro range.

Tasting Notes

An acholado lives between the aromatic and non-aromatic grapes — floral lift on the nose, texture and depth on the palate. Expect grape flowers and citrus over a round, clean body, finishing dry and precise.

How to Enjoy

Neat to taste the blend's balance, or as the foundation of a proper Pisco Sour — this is what the cocktail was designed around. It also takes beautifully to a Chilcano with ginger ale.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an acholado pisco?
A pisco blended from multiple grape varietals — the grapes, musts, or finished piscos are combined to balance aromatics and texture. It has nothing to do with oak aging.

What grapes are in Capurro Acholado?
The family keeps the exact recipe a secret — it's the flagship blend, and they're not telling.

Peruvian pisco vs Chilean pisco — what's the difference?
Peruvian pisco is distilled once to proof and bottled without dilution or aging; Chilean pisco is typically distilled to higher proof, diluted, and often aged in wood.

San Diego shoppers can order Capurro Pisco Acholado online from Del Mesa Liquor and have this 750mL bottle delivered to your door.