Limited Quantities Available in Select Markets and Online
NEW
YORK, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SUYO is a
Peruvian pisco brand dedicated to empowering artisanal pisco
producers and sharing the best single origin pisco with the world.
Since SUYO's launch in the US in 2022, the brand has focused on
building awareness of the pisco category and introducing consumers
to its two core pisco products – Single Origin Quebranta and Single
Origin Italia.
As co-founders Alex Hildebrandt
and Ian Leggett continue to explore
the Peruvian countryside in search of unique piscos, they
frequently meet artisanal producers making incredible distillates
in hyper limited quantities. In most cases, they are intended only
for local consumption amongst friends and family. "We find these
amazing spirits tucked away in remote valleys of Peru, but given the tiny and limited
quantities, we typically are unable to introduce them via our core
line," says Alex. So, they decided to create SUYO's Exploratory
Series.
SUYO's new Exploratory Series creates the opportunity to share
rare and exclusive spirits from unique varietals, regions, and
production methods. Each release will typically be less than 200
bottles.
The first Exploratory release is a 2015 vintage 'Mosto Verde'
pisco from the Italia grape variety (Muscat of Alexandria) that was distilled from partially
fermented grape must and then rested for 8 years in neutral
containers. All 174 bottles were purchased by a spirits aficionados
group.
The second release, from the Negra Criolla grape variety, is
SUYO's interpretation of what pisco was like 500 years ago, similar
to an "ancestral" mezcal. The grapes for this pisco were harvested
in 2015 from a vineyard located 1,700 meters above sea level in the
Caravelí region of Arequipa, Peru.
The grapes were foot-stomped and then fermented in amphora-style
clay vessels, that were partially buried to control temperature.
The must was then distilled in a traditional 500L alembic copper
pot still and the spirit was rested for 8.5 years.
The third Exploratory release is "technically not a pisco
because it is rested in wood, but that's one of the fun parts about
the Exploratory releases. They give us an opportunity to really put
our creativity to the test," adds Ian. Pisco, due to its Peruvian
Denomination of Origin, can never be aged in wood and must always
be clear. However, when Alex and Ian first started this project in
early 2020, they put some Quebranta pisco into a barrel anyway to
see how it would taste, and earlier this year they decided that the
timing was right. This limited release was aged for 4 years in
ex-whiskey American Oak barrels and the resulting 'Andean Brandy'
as they are calling it, was bottled at cask strength.
Only 180 bottles of the Negra Criolla and Andean Brandy were
produced. SUYO released 30 bottles of each online on July 1st and the remaining amount will
be made available at select retailers in New York, Massachusetts, and California.
For more information follow SUYO @suyopisco on Instagram or
visit www.suyopisco.com
Media Contact:
Alex Hildebrandt
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330-465-8041
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