Marillenbrand (Austria) and barackpรกlinka (Hungary) are the twin peaks of apricot brandy, both leaning on protected regional fruit and both prized for intense, low-yield aromatics Wikipedia: Pรกlinka.
๐ Apricot ยท Wachau (AT) & Great Plain (HU)
Marillenbrand
Apricot eau-de-vie โ the benchmark from Austria's Wachau valley and Hungary's Kecskemรฉt plain.
Method: Wasser (ferment โ distill)BarackpรกlinkaWachauer Marille
Producers
Distillerie Morand
Martigny, Valais ยท Switzerland
The Valais house behind Williamine pear and Abricotine AOP apricot, plus raspberry, quince and kirsch.
PearApricotRaspberryQuinceCherryWasser (ferment โ distill)Geist (macerate โ distill)Limited US import
Etter Sรถhne
Zug, Switzerland ยท Switzerland
A leading Swiss house making AOP Zuger Kirsch, Williams pear, Vieille Prune plum, mirabelle, apricot and quince.
CherryPearPlumApricotQuinceRaspberryWasser (ferment โ distill)Geist (macerate โ distill)Limited US import
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.
ApricotQuinceCherryPlumPearRaspberryBerries & Wild FruitWasser (ferment โ distill)Geist (macerate โ distill)Rare / allocated in the US
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.
ApricotRaspberryPearApplePlumBerries & Wild FruitWasser (ferment โ distill)Geist (macerate โ distill)Limited US import
Distillery Pfau (Valentin Latschen)
Klagenfurt, Carinthia ยท Austria
A Carinthian distiller of precise single-fruit eaux-de-vie.
PearApricotCherryBerries & Wild FruitWasser (ferment โ distill)Geist (macerate โ distill)Rare / allocated in the US
Bailoni
Krems, Wachau ยท Austria
The classic Wachau apricot house, working the protected Wachauer Marille.
ApricotWasser (ferment โ distill)Limited US import
Agรกrdi Pรกlinkafลzde
Agรกrd, Lake Velence ยท Hungary
A Lake Velence pรกlinka house making Williams pear, sour cherry, apricot and plum, plus amphora-aged specialties.
PearCherryApricotPlumWasser (ferment โ distill)Limited US import
Zwack
Kecskemรฉt ยท Hungary
A storied Hungarian house making protected pรกlinka, including Kecskemรฉt apricot.
ApricotPlumPearCherryWasser (ferment โ distill)Limited US import
Zsindelyes
รrpatak, Szabolcs ยท Hungary
A Szabolcs distillery producing a range of fruit pรกlinkas.
PlumApricotWasser (ferment โ distill)Rare / allocated in the US
Szicsek
Tiszafรถldvรกr ยท Hungary
A prolific Hungarian house distilling 80-plus products from around 30 different fruits.
PlumApricotPearQuinceBerries & Wild FruitWasser (ferment โ distill)Rare / allocated in the US
Podrum Paliฤ
Paliฤ, Vojvodina ยท The Balkans & Central Europe
A Vojvodina house with a premium multi-fruit brandy range.
PlumApricotPearQuinceWasser (ferment โ distill)Rare / allocated in the US
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.
PlumPearApricotCherryWasser (ferment โ distill)Widely available in the US
Rhine Hall Distillery
Chicago, Illinois ยท US Craft
A Chicago family distillery making apple, cherry, apricot, plum and tropical-fruit brandies.
AppleCherryApricotPlumWasser (ferment โ distill)Limited US import
Blume Marillen
Wachau / Spitz, Lower Austria ยท Austria
A Wachau specialist in apricot (Marille) brandy from the protected Danube-valley fruit.
ApricotWasser (ferment โ distill)Rare / allocated in the US
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.
PearPlumCherryApricotRaspberryBerries & Wild FruitWasser (ferment โ distill)Geist (macerate โ distill)Limited US import