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FRUIT BRANDIES • EAU DE VIE

Clear Creek, Douglas Fir Eau de Vie This eau de vie is made from an infusion of the springtime buds of Douglas Fir picked by hand into clear brandy which is then re-distilled and re-infused with more buds. Finally, it is strained and bottled. The green color and complex fresh flavor are from the Douglas Fir buds. No artificial colors or flavors are added. Clear Creek, Mirabelle Plum Eau de Vie Clear Creek looked for 20 years and finally found the fruit at King Estate near Eugene, Oregon – wonderful, organically grown plums that make a great eau de vie. Much more aromatic than its Blue Plum counterpart. Clear Creek, Pear Brandy Considered one of the best eau de vies in the world. It takes 30 pounds of pears to make a bottle. No color, flavoring or sugar in this landmark pear brandy made in Oregon. Clear Creek, Pear in a Bottle The pear actually grows inside of the bottle in their orchards, and then filled with their pear eau de vie. This practice of growing pears in the bottle is traditional in Alsace where pear brandy has been made for hundreds of years. Pear-in-the-bottle is highly labor intensive, requiring weeks of work putting the bottles on the trees in late May when the small pear will still fit in the neck of the bottle, tending them all summer, and picking them in late August. Clear Creek, Cherry Brandy (Kirschwasser) Considered the top domestically produced cherry brandy. Fresh Oregon and Washington sweet cherries are crushed, fermented, and distilled into clear, powerful Kirschwasser (Cherry Schnapps) in the traditional German fashion. The flavor and great vanilla/almond “nose” come only from the cherries, as does the alcohol. Kosher.

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