Reserve Apple Brandy

• Vintage-dated, limited-release aged apple brandy produced by St. George Spirits in Alameda, California
• 2025 Release
• Distilled from a field blend of apples from a family-owned farm in Mendocino County
• Apple varieties include Fall Pippin, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Black Arkansas, Red
• Delicious, Granny Smith, Gravenstein, McIntosh, Sierra Beauty, Swaar, and Winter
• Banana
• Apple cider is cold fermented in stainless steel for 1–2 weeks and then distilled once in a copper pot still with the addition of fresh apples directly placed in the pot
• Matured in a combination of French and American oak casks that previously held cider, whiskey, and wine
• A portion of 2023 St. George Reserve Apple Brandy, retained in stainless steel tanks and drums, is added to the blend
• Final age range is 3–12 years
• Dry cider, baking spice, crisp green apple, and lemon meringue on the nose lead to a palate of apple pie and clover honey with a finish of sage, clove, and jasmine
• 43% ABV

Perennially sought after but infrequently released, this sumptuous apple brandy from St. George is well worth the anticipation that accompanies a new vintage. Eleven varieties of locally grown apples are both fermented and freshly distilled before a combination of cask types lend further dimension to a spirit that speaks to both fresh and confectionary orchard fruit. The addition of some of 2023’s release to the 2025 blend adds even more depth and kicks the derived age range up an entire year.