Country of origin | Peru |
Corporate name | DESTILERIAS ALIADAS PERUANAS |
Country | Lima / Peru |
Languages | English, Spanish, Russian |
IN THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS, FAMILIES PREPARE THEIR OWN “COMPUESTOS” AND ELIXIRS TO FORTIFY THE BODY AND SPIRIT. MATACUY IS OUR MOTHER’S RECIPE, WENDY WEEKS, WHO IN THE 1980S COMBINED 12 BOTANICALS FROM OUR VALLEY TO MAKE HER OWN VERSION. WE FARM AND DISTILL ON AN INCA PLATFORM IN OLLANTAYTAMBO. OUR FARM IS ECOLOGICAL - WE WORK IT BY HAND AND WITHOUT CHEMICALS AS IT HAS BEEN DONE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
THE COMPLEXITY AND SMOOTHNESS OF MATACUY ARE BORN FROM OUR PROCESS. WE USE FRESHLY HARVESTED PLANTS, MAKING SLOW EXTRACTIONS IN THAT ARE EXPOSED TO LARGE DAILY TEMPERATURE CHANGES. WE DISTILL COPPER AT 28OO METERS ALTITUDE, THE ELEVATION GIVES US A LOW BOILING POINT THAT EXTRACTS THE ESSENCE AND OILS OF THE PLANTS WITHOUT BURNING THEM. ALL OUR PROCESSES ARE SLOW AND NATURAL, WE DO NOT ADD SUGAR, ARTIFICIAL COLORS OR FLAVORS. THE SWEETNESS AND FLAVOR OF MATACUY COME FROM THE ESSENCE OF OUR BOTANICALS.
WE ARE DISTILLERIES IN CONNECTION WITH OUR LAND, WE ARE CONSCIOUS ENTREPRENEURS WHO DISCOVERED THAT WE HAVE MUCH IN COMMON: LOVE FOR DISTILLATES, PASSION FOR THEIR SUPPLIES, AND COMMITMENT TO THOSE WHO CULTIVATE THEM.
WE ARE A DIVERSE ALLIANCE, LIKE OUR ECOSYSTEMS. WE CELEBRATE THE ENORMOUS VARIETY OF POSSIBILITIES THAT PERU GIVES US WITH EACH MAGICAL INGREDIENT. WE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL WEALTH OF OUR COUNTRY, EXPRESSED IN EVERY DROP OF OUR DISTILLATES AND LIQUEURS; AND TO STRENGTHEN PERUVIAN MIXOLOGY WE EMBRACE IT WITH ETHICS, COLLABORATIVE LOGICS, AND A SENSE OF RECIPROCITY.
WE ARE COMMUNITY
WE ARE COAST, MOUNTAINS AND JUNGLE
WE ARE PERU
WE ARE PERUVIAN ALLIED DISTILLERIES
DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN EXCESS IS HARMFUL.