Premium Gypsy Sour Cherry Palinka (44%ABV, 0.5L)

Description

Premium Gypsy Sour Cherry Palinka:

The Fruit:

The cultivated forms are of the species sweet cherry, to which most cherry cultivars belong, and the sour cherry, which is used mainly for cooking. Both species originate in Europe and western Asia; they do not cross-pollinate. Some other species, although having edible fruit, are not grown extensively for consumption, except in northern regions where the two main species will not grow. It is closely related to the sweet cherry , but has a fruit that is more acidic, and has greater nutritional benefits.The tree is smaller than the sweet cherry.

The Story:

The gypsy sour cherry also extremely popular with Persians  and the Romans  who introduced them into Britain long before the 1st century AD. The fruit remains popular in modern-day Iran. Before the Second World War  there were more than fifty cultivars of sour cherry in cultivation in England; today, however, few are grown commercially.

The Medicine:

Medicinally, sour cherries may be useful in alleviating sleep problems due to it is high melatonin content, a compound critical in regulating the sleep-wake cycle in humans.

The Food:

Dried sour cherries are used in cooking including soups, pork  dishes, cakes, tarts, and pies.Sour cherries or sour cherry syrup  are used in liquors and drinks. In Turkey, Greece , sour cherries are especially prized for making spoon sweets by slowly boiling pitted sour cherries and sugar,  a beverage made by diluting the syrup with ice-cold water. A particular use of sour cherries is in the production of “Kriek lambic”, a cherry-flavoured variety of a naturally fermented beer made in Belgium. In 2012 Hungary had sour cherry production 53,425 tonnes. In Hungary, made from sour cherry palinka which is high quality, delicious, traditional “medicine” to help having a good sleep.

Award:

1., Our Premium Gypsy Sour Cherry Palinka won in 2017 a silver medal at the International Wine & Spirit  Competition in LONDON. (IWSC)

2., Our Premium Gypsy Sour Cherry Palinka won in 2018 a 1-star on the Grate Taste Competition in the United Kingdom.(GT)

Judges said:

-“Very hot spirit.Some cherry notes on this finish but they are fighting with the alcohol heat.Requires much greater refinement to be enjoyable.”

-“The nose has some promise . The sour cherry does not come across well.But with water,it certainly improves and the herbaceous notes come through and it develops a lot of character.A good example of this style of drink.”

-“Rich,with juiciness on the nose. Judges were pleasantly surprised by the palate,which displayed good cherry stone notes and some great acidity that lasts alongside the fruit stone element. Sour cherry is clean and clear,but also gives enough complexity to stand up on its own. Some of the judges felt this palinka made them want to find out more about this category!”

-“Juicy cherries come through on the nose,on the palate the cherry takes a while to open up and is less intense,sweetness grows slowly,velvety mouthfeel adds character. The finish delivers raisin fruitiness and dryness,however with some intrusive notes.”

We recommended our Premium Gypsy Sour Cherry Palinka after meals or dessert, or mixed with Cherry Funkin Juice and Lemonade this is the lovely summer cocktail.