Our Spirits
TREE SPIRITS
Hollerhorn Tree Spirits (Maple Distillates)
These unique spirits are categorized as “Spirit Specialty,” as they fall into an area of spirit distillation that is yet to have its category. Our Tree Spirits are most akin to a rum in production. Rum uses sugar (molasses, cane, etc.) as the sugar source for fermentation. We use the same approach, but with maple syrup as the sugar source and with different fermentation practices. Our Tree Spirits are double distilled (twice rectified in a pot still) at no more than 160 proof. They are NOT a whiskey, which is a grain-based mash bill.
Flamed Maple is aged in a new NYS White Oak Barrel, so the flavor that this Tree Spirit picks up is more comparable to what a whiskey would. Seedling, Sapling, and Old Growth are aged in a freshly dumped (second-use) bourbon barrel. This approach is similar to Tequila aging or the Single Malt Whiskey aging process.
Silver Leaf
spirits distilled from Finger Lakes maple syrup
375 ml
100 proof
Silver leaf is a spirit made from maple syrup, yeast and water. It is an unaged spirit with very fruity and floral esters that contrast well with other spirits in this product line. By choosing to leave it at a slightly higher proof, we allow those esters to shine through, and rise to the nose more intensely.
Seedling
spirits distilled from Finger Lakes maple syrup
375 ml
80 proof
Seedling is a spirit made from maple syrup, yeast and water. It is aged for under 6 months in used bourbon casks. Notes of vanilla, caramel, and lingering bourbon
Sapling
spirits distilled from Finger Lakes maple syrup
375 ml
80 proof
Sapling is a spirit made from maple syrup, yeast and water. It is aged for 6+ months in used bourbon casks. Notes of toasted almond, butterscotch, vanilla and caramel
Old Growth
spirits distilled from Finger Lakes Maple Syrup
375 ml
80 proof
Old Growth is a spirit made from maple syrup, yeast and water. It is aged in a used bourbon cask for at least a year, or longer. Notes of sweet toffee, butterscotch, caramelized brown sugar, sweet vanilla and wood spice.
Flamed Maple
spirits distilled from Finger Lakes Maple Spirit
375 ml
80 proof
Flamed Maple is a spirit made from maple syrup, yeast and water. It is aged in a NYS white oak cask charred with Scottish Peat. Notes of campfire smoke, robust oak tannins with lingering toffee maple sweetness and a long warming finish...if whiskey and mezcal made a baby..
GIN
Gin
Simply put, Gin has to be a minimum of 80 proof (40% abv) and possess the characteristic flavor of juniper berries. It is typically made from vodka as the base (which is most frequently a grain based Mash Bill) and is rectified to a high proof (190 proof) to make it neutral before being distilled again and infused with juniper and other signature botanicals.
Ginship
Redistilled Gin
750 ml
45% abv (90 proof)
Ginship is a collaborative gin created with Black Button Distilling in Rochester, New York. Ginship is a coriander forward gin with hints of citrus, lavender and lilac
whiskey
Bourbon Whiskey
Single Barrel Bourbon
750 ml
variable proof
Bourbon Whiskey is a big oily luscious bourbon with notes of brown sugar, caramel, burnt orange, and vanilla.
Single Malt Whiskey
By law, a Single Malt Whiskey has to be made from 100% Malt (Barley). That is always the Mash Bill. It is distilled at no higher than 160 proof, matured in barrels (casks) no larger than 700 liters, made at a single distillery in the same year, and bottled at a minimum of 80 proof (40% abv). Many Single Malt Whiskies are aged in freshly dumped (used) Bourbon Barrels. Many are then finished in secondary or even tertiary barrels (typically dessert wine barrels like sherry, port, etc.). This approach to ageing was fairly unique 20 years ago, but now there is far more experimentation across spirit categories with multiple barrels used to finish spirits, in general.
Malt in Motion
Single Malt Whiskey
375 ml
variable proof
Malt in Motion single malt whiskey is made from 100% Naples Valley grown barley, malted by Murmuration Malts in Bloomfield, New York, and finished in multiple casks. Sweetness with vanilla, caramel, notes of fig and baking spice, and a long complex finish.
All Malt Whiskey, like our Devil’s Bedroom, is made from 100% heavily peated malt (barley), and infused with Hot Habanero Honey. If it were not infused it could be called a Single Malt Whiskey.
Devil’s Bedroom
Heavily Peated Whiskey infused with Frog’s Point Hot Habanero Honey
750 ml
100 proof
Devil’s Bedroom is smoke and honey on the nose, intense heat and sweetness mix mid-palate to a long steady finish. BBQ in a glass!
FRUIT BRANDY
Fruit Brandy
The tradition of this style of spirit is to preserve the essence of the fruit. It was a stable method of harvest preservation when fruit was too abundant to consume or store well. At Hollerhorn, we use the French (Eau De Vie) and Austrian (Schnapps) traditions in our Brandy production; utilizing multiple yeast strains (including champagne yeasts) to highlight the aromatics of the fruit being featured. These brandies are double distilled on a pot still to no more than 160 proof (80% abv) to maintain the character of those fruits. They are then either proofed down to below 115 proof to be aged in barrels, or to be bottled unaged. Bottling at a minimum of 80 proof.
South Holler
Aged Apple Brandy
375 ml
variable proof
South Holler is a collaborative project with South Hill Cider. Intense fruit-forward apple aromatics, soft caramel sweetness followed by baking spice finish.
Erdbeer
Strawberry Brandy
375 ml
80 proof
Erdbeer is full of lovely bright strawberries on the nose with a sweet warm finish. Stored sunlight in a glass!
Kirsch
unaged Sweet Cherry Brandy
375 ml
80 proof
Kirsch is full of almond extract and sweet cherries on the nose, building sweetness mid-palate with a long finish of candied cherry and mascarapone.
Wassermelone
unaged watermelon brandy
375 ml
86 proof
Wassermelone has subtle watermelon on the nose, summertime sweetness with an earthy mid-palate and long warming finish.
grappa
Grappa is a pomace Brandy. It is always made from grapes, and includes the pomace (stems, seeds, and skins) after pressing wine. This gives the spirit a very aromatic, and almost perfume quality. It can be bottled unaged, or it can be aged in a multitude of different barrels. We age our Grappa in New toasted (not charred) NYS White Oak Barrels, and Toasted NYS Black Cherry Barrels that have been custom made specifically for this spirit. Grappa is also distilled at no more than 160 proof to maintain the character of the grape pomace and aromatics.
Grappa
Finger Lakes Grape Pomace Brandy
375 ml
84 proof
Grappa is a collaboration using McGregor Vineyard Riesling grapes. Ripe Riesling grapes, burnt orange, cherrywood and hibiscus with a subtle influence of toasted oak.
Pfirsich
Peach Brandy
375 ml
variable proof
Pfirsich is aged two years in a freshly dumped bourbon barrel, this NYS peach brandy has a soft mouthfeel with slight sweetness up front and ripe peach notes shining through from middle to end. Hints of brown sugar and vanilla tucked into the background toward the end.
Weintraube
Grape Brandy
375 ml
variable proof
Weintraube is 100 percent Naples Valley grapes and hybrid varieties-Concord, Niagara, Catawba, and Elvira. Caramel, raisin, brown sugar with a long baking spice and oak finish.