Capreolus '1000 Trees' Apple Brandy Gifts

Capreolus '1000 Trees' Apple Brandy GiftsCapreolus is one of the most insane and obsessive distillers of fruit probably working anywhere in the world right now. Distiller Barney Wilczak makes these potent elixirs very much by hand in tiny batches, but what sets them apart is the wild amounts and quality of base fruit that they utilize in order to result in such powerfully concentrated, transportative spirits. This bottling, their '1000 Trees,' comes from the Prince of Wales' prize apple

white melon

While the more affordable price might suggest lower quality fruit

a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay

for the daring

angelica root

'Trempette' is made with Chardonnay

with loads of red berry and white flowers

It is a combination of a cold brew extraction and a ground bean maceration grown by Octavio Peralta in Nicaragua and roasted in Brooklyn

this cuvée 'Marc'Aurelio' is made from 100% Lambrusco Maestri

'A-Grafo' means 'uncharted' in Greek: this cuvée name is way that Kontozisis communicates this certainly aren't the standard white wine to which you may have been exposed at weddings on Santorini or Mykonos

finding new ways to use and reuse the simple paper bag

juicy and with bright red fruit – as opposed to the heavy-handed style that has become synonymous with modern Zinfandel