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Our Brandies |
| Our Rare Alambic brandy is blended from brandies
distilled from several varietal with empahsis on
Pinot Noir, Semillon and Colombard. The Rare is
blended to show the richness, fruit and floral qualities
of California Alambic Brandies and the base of the
more precocious Pinot Noir provides a strong, youthful
platform on which to ground the blend. The Blend
consists mostly of youthful brandies of ~6 years
in barrel but also includes older stocks to add
finesse and structure. The latest bottling, Lot
V, is our best Rare Alambic yet. K&L Wine called
this their Spirit of the Month: "...If you buy only
one new spirit for this New Year, make it Osocalis
brandy!" |
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| From older stocks of Colombard, Chenin Blanc, Semillon
and Pinot Noir. For us, the brandies of Colombard
from California have fantastic finesse and show
the true potential of California Alambic brandies.
However unlike the precocious Pinot Noir, Colombard
takes decades to show its full potential. Thus,
our XO is blended from brandies that have been in
barrel for decades. While by old world standards
our stocks are still young, our XO shows the rich
development of Rancio with hints of orange peel,
dried apricots, walnuts, cacao and a rich leatheriness. |
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| Our Apple Brandy is produced from over a dozen
varieties of apples all grown in the cool coastal
mountains of Northern California. We use everything
from the local produced Hauer to a large component
of crabapples. Indeed, we began distilling here
in Soquel to take advantage of the long apple growing
tradition on the Pajaro Valley. While our base cider
is more reminiscent of of the ciders from the Basque
coast, we use the traditional French distillation
and aging techniques of Calvados. Apple is a difficult
spirit to tame: it starts life with a fire and vengeance
and must be coaxed and cajoled over many years to
yield its pomey essence. Indeed, it takes almost
a decade in barrel to soften and supple and come
forth the apple character so loved on the French
Atlantic coast. Our apple brandy has taught us patience,
but after 15 years of waiting, we finally released
our first bottling in 2010. |
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| These brandies of great age and distinction are
blended primarily from Colombard and Pinot Noir.
This brandy shows the structure of a mature California
Alambic Brandy. With a deep fruit structure and
rich Rancio, the integration of the fruitiness of
California Alambic Brandy with the development of
the Rancio spiciness make this blend somewhat unique
for new world brandies. This blend with hints of
clove and cinnamon with cedar, leather, and the
dried fruit characters make this blend something
to savor. |
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