![]() ![]() About 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cherries go into the making of a 750 ml bottle of kirschwasser. The European Union sets a minimum of 37.5% ABV (75 proof) for products of this kind kirschwasser typically has an alcohol content of 40%–50% ABV (80–100 proof). In France and in English-speaking countries, clear fruit brandies are known as eaux de vie. Rivals in producing high quality "Kirsch" are Switzerland and Elsass (Alsace), the latter even has a kirschwasser route ("Route-du-pays-du-kirsch"), and other quality cherry production german speaking areas like South Tyrolia. It may have been aged in paraffin-lined wood barrels or in earthenware vessels. Kirschwasser is colourless because it is either not aged in wood or is aged in barrels made of ash. Origin and production Illustration of the morello cherryīecause morellos were originally grown in the Black Forest regions of Germany, kirschwasser is believed to have originated there. High-quality kirschwasser should be served around 16 ☌ (61 ☏), warmed by the hands as with brandy. Kirschwasser is used in some cocktails, such as the Ladyfinger, the Florida, and the Rose. People in the German-speaking region where it originated usually serve it after dinner, as a digestif. It is traditionally served cold in a very small glass and is taken as an apéritif. It is sometimes distilled from fermented cherry juice. Unlike cherry liqueurs and cherry brandies, kirschwasser is not sweet. The cherries are fermented completely, including their stones. It is now also made from other kinds of cherries. Kirschwasser ( / ˈ k ɪər ʃ v ɑː s ər/, UK also /- v æ s ər/ German:, German for "cherry water") or kirsch is a clear, colourless brandy traditionally made from double distillation of morello cherries, a dark-coloured cultivar of the sour cherry. Kirschwasser, produced in Germany and bottled at 40% ABV
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