Mirabelle de Lorraine is a protected (IGP/PGI) golden-plum eau-de-vie, prized for its floral delicacy โ the elegant French counterweight to the robust Balkan slivovitz Wikipedia: Slivovitz.
๐ฃ Plum ยท Lorraine, France
Mirabelle
Eau-de-vie from the small golden mirabelle plum โ a protected Lorraine specialty, delicate and floral.
Producers
Distillerie G. Miclo
Lapoutroie, Haut-Rhin ยท Alsace
A classic Alsace house spanning kirsch, framboise, Poire Williams, mirabelle and quetsch, with prestige wild-berry Geist.
Distillerie F. Meyer
Hohwarth / Chรขtenois, Bas-Rhin ยท Alsace
A wide-ranging Alsace distiller reaching deep into wild fruit โ rosehip, rowanberry, sloe and chequer alongside the classics.
Distillerie Massenez
Dieffenbach-au-Val, Bas-Rhin ยท Alsace
An Alsatian eau-de-vie house famous for its Poire Williams and its pear-in-the-bottle prisonniรจre.
Distillerie Nusbaumer
Steige, Bas-Rhin ยท Alsace
A respected Val de Villรฉ distiller of kirsch, mirabelle, pear, raspberry, quetsche and marc.
Wolfberger
Eguisheim, Haut-Rhin ยท Alsace
A large Alsace cooperative house bottling framboise, Poire Williams, mirabelle and quetsch in the tall Alsace flรปte.
Jean-Baptiste Adam
Ammerschwihr, Haut-Rhin ยท Alsace
An Alsace wine house that also distills fine mirabelle and quetsch eaux-de-vie.
Alfred Schladerer
Staufen im Breisgau, Black Forest ยท Germany
The benchmark Black Forest house for Kirschwasser and Himbeergeist โ the Wasser/Geist tradition in one distillery.
Brennerei Ziegler
Freudenberg am Main, Franconia ยท Germany
A Franconian house famed for wild-cherry brandy, aged Zwetschge plum, forest raspberry, mirabelle and wild quince.
Etter Sรถhne
Zug, Switzerland ยท Switzerland
A leading Swiss house making AOP Zuger Kirsch, Williams pear, Vieille Prune plum, mirabelle, apricot and quince.
Rochelt
Fritzens, Tyrol ยท Austria
A cult Tyrolean house making uncompromising single-fruit eau-de-vie โ apricot, quince, sour cherry, and a famed rowanberry.
Reisetbauer
Kirchberg-Thening, Upper Austria ยท Austria
A modern Austrian distiller prized for estate-fruit apricot, raspberry, pear, apple, plum and rowan/wild-service eaux-de-vie.
Gรถlles
Riegersburg, Styria ยท Austria
A Styrian house making fine apple, pear and plum brandies (and famed fruit vinegars).
Nardini
Bassano del Grappa, Veneto ยท Italy & South Tyrol
Italy's oldest grappa house, also crafting fruit-based distillates and liqueurs.
Nonino
Percoto, Friuli ยท Italy & South Tyrol
A famed Friulian grappa house that also distills whole-fruit and pear eaux-de-vie.
Agรกrdi Pรกlinkafลzde
Agรกrd, Lake Velence ยท Hungary
A Lake Velence pรกlinka house making Williams pear, sour cherry, apricot and plum, plus amphora-aged specialties.
Panyolai Szilvรณrium
Panyola, Szabolcs ยท Hungary
A Szabolcs house built on Szatmรกr plum, with apple, quince, black cherry and an aged Elixir line.
รrpรกd Pรกlinka
Bรฉkรฉs ยท Hungary
A Bรฉkรฉs distiller of plum and black-cherry pรกlinka, including bedded (รกgyas) styles.
Zwack
Kecskemรฉt ยท Hungary
A storied Hungarian house making protected pรกlinka, including Kecskemรฉt apricot.
Zsindelyes
รrpatak, Szabolcs ยท Hungary
A Szabolcs distillery producing a range of fruit pรกlinkas.
Szicsek
Tiszafรถldvรกr ยท Hungary
A prolific Hungarian house distilling 80-plus products from around 30 different fruits.
Old Serbian Distillery
ล ljivovica village, Zlatibor ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A Zlatibor house โ in the village literally named ล ljivovica โ making aged plum brandy.
Podrum Paliฤ
Paliฤ, Vojvodina ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A Vojvodina house with a premium multi-fruit brandy range.
Flores
Divostin, near Kragujevac ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A ล umadija distiller of plum, grape and herbal brandies.
Gruลพanska Nit
Gruลพa valley ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A Gruลพa-valley house making plum, quince and pear, with long-aged plum bottlings.
Podrum Pevac
Serbia ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A Serbian house making aged plum brandies, vinjak and liqueurs.
Rakija iz Rakije (ฤusiฤ family)
Glediฤ Mountains ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A family hamlet distillery making native-variety plum rakija โ recognized by Slow Food.
Rudolf Jelรญnek
Vizovice, Moravia ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
The best-known Moravian slivovice house โ triple-distilled plum, pear, apricot and cherry, including kosher lines.
Vinprom Troyan / Troyan Monastery
Troyan / Oreshak ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
Bulgaria's benchmark plum brandy, tied to a monastic tradition since the 14th century.
Valco
Transylvania, Romania ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A Romanian house making plum-based pฤlincฤ and ศuicฤ.
ลliwowica ลฤ cka
ลฤ cko ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
The traditional high-proof plum slivovitz of Poland's Goral highlands.
Clear Creek Distillery
Hood River / Portland, Oregon ยท US Craft
A pioneering American craft distiller applying Alsatian eau-de-vie technique to Oregon orchard fruit โ plus a Douglas fir eau-de-vie.
Rhine Hall Distillery
Chicago, Illinois ยท US Craft
A Chicago family distillery making apple, cherry, apricot, plum and tropical-fruit brandies.
Distillerie Mettรฉ
Ribeauvillรฉ, Haut-Rhin ยท Alsace
An Alsace house famous for the sheer breadth of its eaux-de-vie โ from Williams pear and framboise to holly, hay and rose.
Distillerie La Salamandre
Le Coux, Pรฉrigord (Dordogne) ยท France โ Pรฉrigord & Brittany
A Pรฉrigord distillery specializing in the region's plum and walnut eaux-de-vie, plus pear and raspberry.
Capreolus Distillery
Cirencester, England ยท United Kingdom
A celebrated English craft distiller of fruit eaux-de-vie rivaling the best of the Continent.
Greensand Ridge Distillery
Shipbourne, Kent ยท United Kingdom
A sustainable Kent distillery turning surplus orchard and hedgerow fruit into spirit.
Tayport Distillery
Tayport, Scotland ยท United Kingdom
A family Scottish distillery making eaux-de-vie from Scottish berries and orchard fruit.
Fassbind
Oberarth, Switzerland ยท Switzerland
One of Switzerland's oldest distillers (since 1846), spanning kirsch, Williams pear, aged plum and berry Geist.
Destillerie Hรคmmerle
Lustenau, Vorarlberg ยท Austria
A Vorarlberg distiller of Alpine orchard and wild-fruit eaux-de-vie.
Distilleria Capovilla
Rosร , Veneto ยท Italy & South Tyrol
Vittorio Capovilla's Veneto distillery โ among the most revered fruit distillers in the world, from Williams pear to wild plum.
Carlo Gobetti
Lombardy ยท Italy & South Tyrol
A Lombard artisan distiller of grappa and fruit distillates.