Blood Orange from Sicily

Blood Orange from Sicily – Faude feine Brände

The Faude feine Brände Blood Orange from Sicily is a magnificent orange spirit from the distillery at Kaiserstuhl. Master distiller Florian transforms the finest, juicy organic blood oranges into a fragrant, delicate composition, a spirit full of aroma, in the glass. Only fully ripe fruit of the best quality is processed into delightful spirits in his distillery in Bötzingen, because the experienced distiller is certain: a good distillate begins with top-quality fruit. It's no coincidence that his spirits have won national and international awards, and the Blood Orange from Sicily is one of the top sellers in the Faude feine Brände range.

The Faude feine Brände Blood Orange from Sicily is a fruity-fresh gift with a lingering finish for all Sicily enthusiasts and Black Forest fans. This spirit will accompany you not only on the rocks through the summer but also as a cocktail base in a Blood Orange Negroni with red vermouth and Mondino Amaro throughout the entire year.

Faude Blood Orange – Kaiserstuhl Sicily Collaboration

In the summer of 2015, during a vacation in Sicily, Kaiserstuhl distiller Florian met the passionate farmer Giancarlo. By the very next harvest, Florian was already standing among the incredibly fragrant citrus trees on his friend's orchard. These trees grow at the foot of Mount Etna on fertile volcanic soil, which is organically farmed. Florian got to know the land and its people and fell a little bit in love with the Sicilian's wonderful citrus fruits. Back home in the Black Forest, he experimented with the blood oranges he had brought back, and the result was simply sensational.

Grazie amico mio! Thank you, my friend! exclaims Florian Faude, because the aromatic Tarocco di Catania blood orange from his friend Giancarlo is the perfect fruit for the Faude Blood Orange Spirit, which is a true Kaiserstuhl Sicily collaboration. The Tarocco blood orange is a bit more discreet than the more common Moro variety, playing with floral notes and a hint of vanilla. Steeped in high-proof alcohol, the wonderfully intense, essential oils are extracted from the peel of the blood oranges, captured in this Italian-German friendship.

Spirit instead of Brandy – Florian explains

A spirit made from citrus fruits is not a brandy, but a "Geist" (spirit). "A Geist," Florian explains to us, "opens up possibilities for the distiller to do familiar things differently and to play with the unfamiliar." Unlike with brandy, Florian uses fruits that cannot be mashed and fermented due to their low sugar content, such as the blood orange from Sicily. "Here, we take a piece of nature," Florian continues, "steep it in the purest grain alcohol so that it can release its full aroma into the alcohol, and then distill this flirtation after a short time. This way, only clear notes enter the distillate. What we save in time, we add in fruit." With the good, soft water of the Black Forest, the spirit is then reduced to drinking strength (42% vol. alcohol) and filled without chill filtration into classic 500ml frosted glass bottles, which are reserved for the four citrus spirits. "The result: a highly harmonious paradox. Intensely fresh, immediately present, and yet – multi-layered and light-footed."