Here is their press release:
Just in time for the holidays, Catoctin Creek is thrilled to announce the seasonal releases of is Short Hill Mountain Peach Brandy and 1757 Virginia Brandy. Last year, both of these brandies sold out in a very short period of time. This year, we have increased our production and will have more bottles to offer.
On November 2 at noon, Catoctin Creek will release the Short Hill Mountain Peach Brandy from their tasting room on Main Street in Purcellville. The peach brandy is made entirely from Bluemont peaches, fermented and distilled and then aged in white oak barrels, bottled at 40% ABV. The peach brandy is not a sweet liqueur, but rather a dry brandy done in the style of something one would find in Germany or France. There are less than 1000 total bottles of the peach brandy this year, and will be sold exclusively at the distillery tasting room.
On November 16 at noon, Catoctin Creek will release its 1757 Virginia Brandy from the tasting room. This brandy is made from Seyval blanc and Chambourcin wine grapes from Tarara and Fabbioli Cellars, aged in Bordeaux red wine casks for a minimum of two years, and bottled at 40% ABV. 1757 is the first commercial grape brandy ever produced in the Commonwealth, and around 1100 bottles will be available this year.
"We are always excited to put out our hyper-local fruit brandies," said Becky Harris, owner and chief distiller at Catoctin Creek. "These brandies are collaborations with some of Loudoun's great wineries, like Bluemont, Tarara and Fabbioli, and the results are always wonderful."
Catoctin Creek Short Hill Mountain Peach Brandy - 40% ABV, 375ml, SRP $42.30. Star-K certified.
Catoctin Creek 1757 Virginia Brandy - 40% ABV, 750ml, SRP $49.80.
