Where Fjelstrup Kro's travellers once changed horses by the shores of the Lillebælt strait, the family behind Braenderiet Lillebaelt now fires copper kettles instead. In the inn's old stagecoach stable, 175 years of history meets fruit grown a few steps away, on the family's own organic orchard.
The Expert's Description
Braenderiet Lillebaelt Avalon Plum Eau de Vie is a Danish Organic Eau de Vie distilled from Avalon plums grown on the distillery's own orchard and bottled at 41%.
Braenderiet Lillebaelt is Denmark's only family-owned distillery that grows, harvests and distils its own fruit from start to finish. The orchard sits right against the Lillebælt strait, where the mild coastal climate brings a cooler spring and a longer autumn, giving the fruit extra time to build flavour before it's picked. The Avalon plums are large, red-burgundy in colour, with juicy, sweet flesh, and they're distilled on the house's hand-forged Serbian stills, which now stand where the inn's old horse carriages once did.
The idea to distil fruit into eau de vie grew out of the family's repeated trips to the Balkans, home region of Drazen, who married into the family. What started as a shared interest on the road turned into a working distillery, where every bottle still carries the mark of fruit that's been grown, picked and distilled by the same hands.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Ripe, fresh plum with a hint of almond kernel and a light floral lift that echoes the fruit itself.
Palate
Juicy and round, with clear plum character, a touch of acidity through the middle and a clean, unsweetened finish.
Finish
Short to medium, dry and fruity, with no cask influence – pure distillate, exactly as intended.
Specifications
Name: Braenderiet Lillebaelt Avalon Plum Eau de Vie
Distillery: Braenderiet Lillebaelt
Region/Country: Fjelstrup, Haderslev, Denmark
Type: Danish Organic Eau de Vie
ABV: 41%
Size: 50 CL
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled in a small glass as a digestif
Flavour Profile
Fruity · Plum · Fresh · Clean
Did You Know?
The Avalon plum borrows its name from the mythical isle of Avalon in Arthurian legend, home to King Arthur himself – an unexpected pedigree for a plum that ends up as Danish brandy on the shores of the Lillebælt strait.
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