🌿 ISTRIAN APPLE BRANDY (FRUIT SPIRIT)

🌿 ISTRIAN APPLE BRANDY (SADJEVEC)

Fruit spirit made from heritage apple varieties
(Malus domestica)

🔹 Production method

Istrian apple brandy is produced from a carefully selected blend of 13 traditional apple varieties. The apples are harvested at full ripeness, crushed, and allowed to ferment naturally, without shortcuts or industrial acceleration.

Once fermentation is complete, the fermented fruit mass is distilled using a traditional distillation process focused on purity, balance, and preservation of fruit character. Only the heart of the distillate is selected, ensuring a clean, refined spirit.

This method reflects long-standing fruit brandy traditions and requires patience, experience, and precise craftsmanship.

🔹 Traditional use and cultural context

In Istrian and Central European tradition, fruit brandies such as apple brandy were traditionally consumed in small quantities:

• as an aperitif or digestif,

• during festive occasions,

• as part of household hospitality,

• in social gatherings and celebrations,

• as a spirit reflecting the fruit-growing heritage of the region.

Moderation and responsible consumption were always emphasised.

🔹 Detailed description

Apple brandy has a long tradition in rural households where fruit was preserved through fermentation and distillation. Using a blend of multiple heritage apple varieties adds depth, complexity, and balance to the final spirit.

Our Istrian apple brandy reflects this philosophy. The careful selection of fruit, combined with traditional fermentation and high-quality distillation, results in a clean and elegant spirit with a clear apple character.

The quality of this approach is confirmed by numerous awards received for our spirits and liqueurs, highlighting consistency, craftsmanship, and respect for tradition.

Each bottle carries the story of orchards, patience, and skilled distillation.

⚠️ Warnings

• alcoholic beverage

• consume responsibly and in moderation only

• not suitable for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women

• keep out of reach of children

• do not use before driving or operating machinery

📚 Sources

Traditional Istrian fruit distillation practices
Central European fruit brandy traditions
European ethnobotanical and distillation records