Mar 12, 2014 · One such article which caught our eye on The Culture Trip’s website is the continuing battle between Chile and Peru over the delicious drink of pisco. With both Chile and Peru naming the Pisco Sour as their national drink, it has sparked a long, on-going dispute over the rightful owner.

Jun 3, 2003 · The battle over pisco is but one of dozens of worldwide tussles over regional product names -- known to trade lawyers as “designations of origin” or “geographical indications.”

Oct 2, 2018 · In the hot-blooded battle between Chile and Peru about the origins of the spirit pisco and which has the best pisco sour, economic benefits and a sense of national pride and bragging rights...

Jan 31, 2025 · Guillermo Vera, secretary general of Peru's Pisco Academy, an institution created to defend the exclusivity of the Peruvian spirit, argues that Chile's claim has "no geographical basis."

Jan 31, 2025 · The legal battle: who owns ‘Pisco’? Both Peru and Chile claim Pisco as their own . Peru’s argument: The name “Pisco” originates from the coastal town of Pisco , where Spanish settlers distilled grapes into brandy as early as the 16th century.

On November 20, 1880, the 1st Division of the Chilean Army, with 8,800 men, embarked on 15 transports and the corvettes Chacabuco and O'Higgins, arrived in Pisco, coming from Arica, under the command of General José Antonio Villagrán.

Jun 28, 2017 · Pisco is a colorless or yellowish brandy made by distilling grapes into a high-proof liquor. It was developed in the 16th century in the arid Pacific region by Spanish conquistadores, and most...

Englishman Guillermo Miller was responsible for organizing the unit and also served as a commander. The unit participated in the Peruvian War of Independence, including the decisive battles of Junín and Ayacucho, where it fought under the United Liberating Army of Peru.

Jan 28, 2019 · Peru has scored once more in the international recognition of Pisco, their national drink. The Registry of Industrial Property of Guatemala recognized Pisco as a Denomination of Origin (DO) produced in Peru. By Guatemala recognising Pisco as a drink from Peru, it prevents the registration of the name and any marketing of Pisco within the ...

Chilean Mary debates the ownership war between Chile and Peru for the classic pisco! Discover more with Journey Latin America.