Our Spirits

Matacuy

Salqa Añejo

Salqa Reposado

Salqa Verde

Salqa Azul

Salqa Botanizado

Salqa Cosecha

Salqa Licor de Café

Matacuy

Families in the Sacred Valley have prepared medicinal elixirs for generations. Matacuy was born from that tradition.Its recipe was created by Wendy Weeks at El Albergue, who used botanicals from her garden.

Salqa Añejo

Apurímac Valley (Curahuasi) sugarcane. Aged for three years in second and third use oak barrels - bourbon, rye and stout - with a light contribution of Andean and Amazonian woods: capulí and copaiba.

Salqa Reposado

Combines Pachachaca and Curahuasi, and is aged for nine months mainly in French oak barrels with native woods.

Salqa Verde

From the temperate and fertile valley of Pachachaca, at 1,750 meters above sea level, it expresses vegetal and organic flavors. These sugarcanes grow near the Stone Bridge, and this spirit has been crafted for centuries by the families of this valley.

Salqa Azul

It captures the character of the arid and sandy lands of the Curahuasi Valley (Apurímac), located at altitudes above 2,100 meters above sea level.

Salqa Botanizado

A botanical spirit crafted from  aromatics from the kitchen, forest, and farm, offering notes of cypress, spices, and fruit. Inspired by Andean and South Asian cuisine and developed in collaboration with Peruvian chef Francesca Ferreyros.

Salqa Cosecha

Infusion of wheat and barley straw with corn husks and aged in the same toasted elements. Smoky and roasted grain notes.

Salqa Licor de Café

In this edition of SALQA Collaborations we worked with the high-altitude coffee from CICLOS and the cocoa from El Cacaotal.

Distillation process

We’re a diverse team of farmers and distillers who love this place and want to share it with you. We distill in copper stills, using local botanicals and highland sugarcane grown by the same families for generations. At high altitude, everything boils at a lower temperature, resulting in spirits that are smoother and more complex. We keep only the finest heart of each distillation.