Fassbind Les Vieilles Barriques Cherry (75cl, 40%)

A Swiss cherry eau-de-vie rested in small oak barriques, giving it a golden colour and its name, 'the old barriques'. It is made by S. Fassbind of Oberarth, Switzerland, the country's oldest functioning distillery, founded in 1846, from fully ripe cherries grown in the Rigi region. The distillate is first rested a minimum of two years in stainless steel, then 14 to 18 months in oak barriques, and refined with the house's own Bonificateur dosage. Bottled at 40% ABV, it is cherry distillate with real depth. Marzipan and dried cherry at the core, with toasted oak and vanilla from the barrique ageing; rich and warming.