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Amphora Aged Fuji Apple Brandy

This apple brandy is made from naturally grown apples from Aomori and Nagano prefectures and brewed in wooden vats made of Yoshino cedar.

The apples used are smaller, lighter in red and have more prominent stripes than today's Fuji apples, which have been improved, and are close to the original Fuji variety called 'Tohoku No. 7'. They are traditional apples with a mild aroma but sweetness and acidity at the same time.

From the beginning of December until the beginning of the new year, 1600 kg of apples are slowly fermented in wooden vats, turning the sugar into alcohol, before being distilled in 10 parts.

The fresh liquid, which seems to have only the apple flavor extracted, is then matured for eight months in newly introduced amphorae, unglazed vats.

A faint cedar aroma lingers on the fresh apple taste. A gentle distillate with an impressive hint of sweetness, typical of Japanese apples.

Item: Brandy
Ingredients: apples (Tohoku No. 7,Fuji) (domestic)
Alcohol percentage: 42%
Volume: 100ml / 500ml

Artwork by Jason Logan