Pisco Porton, Llc

What Pisco Porton, Llc does

Pisco Portón, LLC (doing business as Caravedo Pisco) is a Houston, Texas-incorporated spirits company founded in 2011 by Bill and Brent Kallop that holds exclusive US production and distribution rights to pisco from the Hacienda La Caravedo distillery in Ica, Peru — established in 1684 and recognized as the oldest working distillery in the Americas. The company produces four pisco expressions — Puro Quebranta, Puro Torontel, Acholado, and Mosto Verde — on an 80-hectare estate using traditional methods: gravity-fed stone channels (paltos) replace mechanical pumping, and distillation is carried out in three copper falca stills (the only ones still operating in the Americas) and six copper pot stills, under master distiller Johnny Schuler.

The company's revenue is generated through three US sales channels: three-tier wholesale distribution to on- and off-premise retailers, direct-to-consumer e-commerce (including a Discovery Pack bundle), and a regional distribution partnership with Park Street Imports covering California. Pricing is unit-based on premium single-bottle SKUs across a narrow product line, with no enterprise or annual-contract structure typical of B2B software — consistent with a craft-imported spirits operator rather than a scaled beverage platform. Distribution is currently unavailable in 13 US states, which represents both a current constraint and a defined expansion runway. The brand has accumulated 200+ international spirits awards and was recognized as a Technomic Fast 50 growth brand, and it is the #1 pisco exported from Peru to the US — but the company has taken no disclosed external funding and remains privately held.

Name

Pisco Porton, Llc

Legal name

Pisco Portón LLC

Website

https://caravedopisco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pisco Portón, LLC (DBA Caravedo Pisco) imports and distributes Peruvian pisco from the 1684-era Hacienda La Caravedo distillery in Ica, Peru, selling four expressions to US consumers via wholesale, D2C e-commerce, and the Park Street Imports partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Spirits Product Sales: Direct sales of bottled pisco products through e-commerce and distributor/retail channels. Products include Mosto Verde Acholado ($54.99), Puro Torontel ($42.99), Acholado ($38.99), Puro Quebranta ($26.99), and Discovery Packs ($149.99). Revenue from US retail and international exports as #1 exported pisco from Peru.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pisco Porton, LLC manufactures and markets premium Peruvian pisco under the Caravedo brand, producing four core expressions (Mosto Verde Acholado, Acholado, Puro Torontel, Puro Quebranta) plus a Discovery Pack bundle. Production is anchored at the heritage Destilería La Caravedo (established 1684) in Ica, Peru, and the bottles are sold in the United States via DTC e-commerce and through Park Street Imports into specialty retail and on-premise accounts.

Product overview

Caravedo Pisco is a portfolio of handcrafted Peruvian piscos produced at Destilería La Caravedo Est. 1684, the oldest working distillery in the Americas. The product line consists of four distinct expressions: Caravedo Mosto Verde Acholado (super premium, mosto verde style requiring 18 lbs of grapes per bottle, rested one year), Caravedo Acholado (classic blend of Quebranta and Torontel), Caravedo Puro Torontel (single varietal aromatic pisco, Double Gold winner), and Caravedo Puro Quebranta (single varietal from Peru's emblematic Quebranta grape). All piscos are single-distilled to proof in copper pot stills, unaged, and contain no additives. A Discovery Pack bundle is also offered for sampling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caravedo Mosto Verde Acholado: Award-winning mosto verde acholado style pisco, single-distilled to 43% ABV, made from blend of Quebranta, Torontel, Italia, and Albilla grapes.
• Caravedo Acholado
• Caravedo Puro Torontel
• Caravedo Puro Quebranta

Products and services

• Mosto Verde Acholado Flagship Mosto Verde expression of Caravedo pisco — a blended (Acholado) limited-run Peruvian pisco produced using the Mosto Verde single-pressing technique. Sold via DTC e-commerce and through US wholesale trade channels.
• Acholado Blended (multi-grape) Peruvian pisco expression made at Distilería La Caravedo using traditional gravity-fed production. Marketed through DTC and US trade channels as a cocktail-grade and sipping pisco.
• Puro Torontel Single-grape ('Puro') Peruvian pisco expression made from the Torontel grape at Distilería La Caravedo, sold through DTC and US wholesale distribution.
• Puro Quebranta Single-grape ('Puro') Peruvian pisco expression made from the Quebranta grape at Distilería La Caravedo, distributed through DTC and US trade channels.
• Discovery Pack Multi-bottle bundle/SKU offered via the brand's DTC e-commerce site to give consumers a sample of the four core pisco expressions (Mosto Verde Acholado, Acholado, Puro Torontel, Puro Quebranta).

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ international spirits awards for taste and quality
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Park Street ImportscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPark Street Imports serves as the California distributor for Caravedo Pisco. Handles retail orders and pricing inquiries for California market. Contact: Jared Sasso at [email protected] or [email protected].

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Patrón Tequila: Largest premium tequila brand globally and the company that pressured the Pisco Portón to Caravedo rebrand in 2016. Operates in the adjacent agave-based premium spirit category with overlapping cocktail use cases and similar target consumer.
• Casa Dragones: Ultra-premium small-batch agave spirit with comparable craft credentials and gift/special occasion positioning, relevant as a peer for premium cocktail program placements and ultra-premium pricing strategy.
• Clase Azul Tequila: Ultra-premium agave spirit brand with comparable pricing tier and gift/special occasion positioning, illustrating the ultra-premium end of the agave-based spirit category that Caravedo also targets with Mosto Verde.
• Avión Tequila: Premium tequila brand with similar craft positioning and on-trade focus, comparable to Caravedo in marketing approach, bartender relationships, and premium cocktail program placements.
• Casamigos Tequila: Premium tequila brand with comparable cocktail-led positioning and awards portfolio. Demonstrates the playbook of premium agave spirit brand-building that Caravedo pursues in the pisco category.
• Don Julio Tequila: Premium tequila brand competing in the same high-end craft cocktail segment, with overlapping on-trade distribution, mixology-led marketing, and similar pricing architecture to Caravedo.

Direct peers

• Macchu Pisco: Premium Peruvian pisco brand sold in the US, competing head-to-head with Caravedo in the same on-trade and specialty retail channels with similar product format, pricing tier, and target consumer.
• Pisco 1615: Peruvian pisco brand sold in the US with similar premium positioning and cocktail-led marketing approach, competing for on-trade placements and specialty retail shelf space alongside Caravedo.
• Pisco Capel: Major South American pisco brand with established US presence, competing with Caravedo in similar price tiers and cocktail applications, and overlapping on the pisco category's positioning toward bartenders and craft cocktail programs.
• Pisco Tabernero: Peruvian pisco producer with international export presence, comparable to Caravedo on grape-based distillation, regional heritage storytelling, and target market positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CaravedoPisco
• Instagraminstagram.com/caravedopisco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/porton-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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