The 15 Best Pisco Tastings & Distillery Visits

1.Cook an Authentic Ceviche And Peruvian Pisco Sour!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $42Our pick

Make ceviche and a Pisco Sour in a small Lima cooking class with a chef, fresh ingredients, practical instruction, and a shared meal.

“So much fun! Best thing I did in Miraflores. The two Peruvian gentlemen explained a little bit of history of the food and let us cut of the food and make our own dishes. It was the first time I had ceviche and a pisco sour beverage. And the other part is meeting meeting others in the group. Two gentleman from Ireland and three from France and us two American women all enjoyed each others companies and shared memorable stories while enjoying a delicious meal. Perfect . Thank you .”

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2.Winery and Pisco Distillery tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $30

Tour Ica’s historic wineries, taste pisco and wine, and visit Tacama, El Arrabal, and Nietto with hotel transport.

“We really enjoyed our afternoon seeing the wineries and tasting the different wines and Piscos. Sam’s travel experiences were very responsive to messages and everything felt very organised! Highlight was the Tacoma winery, an amazing building and experience. Thank you!”

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3.Cusco by Night: Planetarium Cusco, Dinner, and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

See Cusco at night, learn Inca star lore at a family-run planetarium, enjoy dinner and a pisco sour with hotel transfers.

“Valentine did an outstanding job walking us around and the wealth of knowledge was great. Being American, and failed miserably trying to learn the language, it was great that Valentine's English was supreme. Would recommend. The dinner part was amazing as we had dinner with him and several of his family members.”

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4.Historic Walking Tour with Pisco Sour and Music Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 65 reviews · 2 hours · from $10Best value

Explore Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, Qoricancha, San Blas, Inca walls, Andean music, and a pisco sour in two hours.

“We had an amazing experience and loved learning more about Cusco! The pace was great and the sunset viewpoint was beautiful:) The vendor for the music show was closed, and that was why we picked this specific walking tour so that was disappointing. Our guide recommended a local dance show for after the tour, which we attended and loved. The restaurant where we ended the tour with a pisco sour toast was very cute!”

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5.Miraflores: Amazing Peruvian Cooking Class Ceviche Seafood and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 57 reviews · from $40

Make ceviche, tuna tartare, and a Pisco Sour in Miraflores while tasting 10 infused piscos with local hosts José Antonio and Maria.

“The activity was great the guide was amazing and the food and overall experience were excellent”

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6.Pisco Sour Secrets: Hands-On Mixology in Historic Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Learn to taste Peruvian Pisco and shake a classic Pisco Sour in Cusco’s Casa Intrepid, with a local bartender and small-group guidance.

“Getting behind the bar and making your own pisco sour was one of the highlights of our trip! Went back to this bar 2 more times during our trip. Fantastic drinks and atmosphere”

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7.City Tour With Demonstration & Tasting of Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 21 reviews · 3h 30m · from $50

See Lima’s coast, colonial center, catacombs, and Huaca Pucllana, with a Pisco Sour demonstration and hotel pickup included.

“Excelente Tour. Especialmente el guia fue muy amable y profesional. Gracias !”

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8.Legends and History Night Tour with Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Explore Cusco viewpoints, Inca streets, local legends, and a Pisco Sour on this four-hour evening tour with hotel pickup.

“Awesome tour, extremely knowledge and informative guide. Highly recommend.”

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9.Planetarium and Night Tour with Dinner and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 6 hours · from $79

Explore Cusco by night with San Pedro Market tastings, a pisco sour, Inca astronomy, Pollo a la Brasa, and hotel pickup.

“I enjoyed a tour, planetarium presentation and star watching was really interesting and I have learned few new things. Dinner at local restaurant was very tasty and pisco sour delicious.”

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10.Lights, Pisco, and Fun Night Tour and Pisco Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $80

See Lima by night with the Magic Water Circuit, historic squares, street food options, and three Pisco drinks for $80.

“this event was a missed opportunity for a Pisco tasting ie different types of Pisco. not much of a "fun" night as traffic was terrible. on the other hand, the water fountain park with it's light & sound show was really nice.”

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11.Best of Cusco: Night Tour, Pisco Sour Lessons, and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 8 reviews · from $90

Explore Cusco by night with San Blas streets, a hands-on Pisco Sour lesson, local dinner, and a small group guide.

“We did this our first night in Cusco and our guide was Jose. He was amazing! He took us to the Pisco Museum where we got to go behind the bar and made our own Pisco Sours. Jose is so knowledgable about Cusco and the history of the Inka civilization. He was so gracious and he offered us advice on the rest of our trip including our trek to Machu Picchu. If you go to Cusco you should definitely take a tour with Jose you will learn and see a lot of this amazing city. We would definitely go back and do another excursion with Jose and this company.”

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12.Tacama Winery and Pisco Tasting Tour with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 3 reviews · 3 days · from $35

Tour Ica’s Tacama, Lazo, and El Catador wineries with hotel pickup, Pisco and wine tastings, a bell tower view, and a historic cava.

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13.Historic Center Walking Tour with Pisco Sour Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $25

Walk Lima’s historic center with guide Cristian, see grand colonial landmarks, and learn to mix Peru’s classic Pisco Sour for $25.

“Cristian was awesome! Very knowledgeable and an overall excellent guide. We highly recommend taking a tour with him.”

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14.Market Tour and Cooking Class with Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2h 30m · from $59

Explore Surquillo Market, taste four Peruvian fruits, cook ceviche and causa, and mix a pisco sour in this 2.5-hour Lima class.

“We loved the walk in the market before the cooking class. The restaurant venue for the class was perfect. We enjoyed the drink and two items were prepared. It was fun and delicious. Our best tour of the trip.”

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15.Street Food Tasting Tour with Pisco Sour Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $99

Taste Lima from fishing pier to market, try causa and ceviche, explore colonial streets, and make a pisco sour on this private food tour.

“Fantastic tour! Having a private vehicle to go everywhere including hotel pickup and drop off. Our guide Gorki was very knowledgeable of the history of Lima and Peru. The food locations were excellent. Would highly recommend to anyone.”

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