PLUM BRANDY OLD

Plum brandy old. For the plum brandy from the Zu Plun distillery use is made exclusively of typical plums of South Tyrol farms, which are grown directly by Plunhof at about 1100 m altitude. The plums that grow in this climate characterised by strong temperature oscillations are small and compact, with a more concentrated aroma than common fruits. It is this aroma that is expected to reveal itself to the full in the plum brandy, which is why the ripe fruits are cautiously stoned before further processing. The fruit thus handpicked and prepared is carefully mashed. After natural fermentation without additives the pulp is distilled twice. For the Plum Brandy Old the distillate is stored fort wo years exclusively in an oak barrel, where it finally combines with the typical notes of cinnamon, caramel and vanilla.

• Raw material: local farmer’s plums from South Tyrol, mostly Plunhof’s own production
• Distillation method: discontinuous, distilled twice, heated in a water bath using a copper still
• Storage/ageing (Old): 3 years in a small oak barrel
• Alcohol content: 42 Vol%
• Content: 0.4 l
• Colour/clearness: Bernstein-coloured distillate with glittering gold hues
• Nose: Fruity body, plus aromas of cinnamon and caramel
• Palate: clean, smooth stylistics with gentle almond note
• Finish: persistent, outstandingly typical, outstanding, warm barrique tones