Kappa Pisco
Kappa Pisco is a super-premium Chilean pisco — 40% ABV (80 proof), 750ml — double-distilled from 100% Muscat grapes grown in the cool-climate Elqui Valley, in a copper alambic pot still brought over from Cognac. The brainchild of Charles de Bournet, seventh generation of the Grand Marnier family (Marnier Lapostolle), it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750ml
- Grape: 100% Muscat (pink and Alexandria muscat) from the Elqui Valley, Chile
- Distillation: Double-distilled in a Cognac-model copper alambic (pot still)
- Producer: Marnier Lapostolle (the Grand Marnier family); launched in the US in 2011
- Name: From Kappa Crucis, the "Jewel Box" star cluster in the Southern Cross over the Elqui Valley
Cognac Craft Meets Chilean Pisco
Most Chilean pisco is column-distilled; Kappa goes the other way, double-distilling Muscat grapes in a Cognac-style copper pot still to chase aromatic intensity. It is pisco made with a French perfumer's instincts — no surprise, given the family behind it. Explore the Kappa range in our pisco collection, and shake up your cocktail game with South America's great white spirit.
Tasting Notes
Very aromatic — floral notes of orange blossom and rose petals, lemon citrus, and green apple over the Muscat grape's natural perfume. (No official tasting notes survive; these notes are drawn from published reviews.) Expect a fragrant, silky spirit that drinks beautifully neat.
How to Enjoy
Neat or over a single cube to appreciate the aromatics; it is also the definitive base for a Pisco Sour — lemon, simple syrup, egg white, bitters — and a superb highball with tonic.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is pisco? A grape brandy from Chile and Peru; Kappa is the Chilean style, double-distilled from Muscat grapes.
Who makes Kappa Pisco? Marnier Lapostolle — the Grand Marnier family — created by seventh-generation member Charles de Bournet.
What is the ABV? 40% ABV (80 proof).
What does the name mean? Kappa Crucis, the "Jewel Box" star cluster in the Southern Cross constellation visible over the Elqui Valley.
Chile's most aromatic export — buy Kappa Pisco online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.