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The Tiny Distillery Out to Prove Brandy’s All-American Bona Fides
More than 400 years of history inform the vineyards and orchards at Klocke Estate in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Klocke Estate recently released an eau de vie in plum.
Source: Klocke EstateLong before the US became the home of bourbon and rye, it was a land of brandy.
The spirit, distilled from wine or fermented fruit, was crafted when America wasn’t America yet. The earliest documented production occurred on what is now Staten Island, some 136 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s only fitting that New York state would today carry US brandy’s torch into the modern era.