Far Yeast Brewing will release two barrel-aged fruit liqueurs “Off Trail Azeotrope Pineau de Yamanashi Koshu” and “Off Trail Azeotrope Pineau de Yamanashi Koshu” from its innovative spirits brand “Off Trail – Azeotrope” (“Azeotrope”). These spirits will be released on February 1, 2022 (Tuesday) in limited quantities.
■New liqueur from “Azeotrope”, a crossover brand of beer and spirits
Off Trail – Azeotrope, launched in October 2021, is a crossover brand of beer and spirits that challenges innovative spirits and liqueurs by utilizing the fermentation and barrel aging know-how cultivated in the brewing of beer. The brand is a crossover between beer and spirits.
This time, we are releasing two types of fruit liqueurs, one a barrel-aged spirit made from KAGUA, our regular beer made with yuzu and sansho, and the other blended with grapes produced in Yamanashi Prefecture.
This new style of distilled spirit is inspired by Pineau Des Charentes, which is made in the Cognac region of France by adding cognac brandy to unfermented grape juice and aging it.
■Matured for 9 months in wine barrels and blended with Yamanashi grapes
KAGUA was carefully distilled twice in a single distiller (pot still) at the Braeckman distillery, which has a history of over 100 years in Belgium, and then transported to Japan, where it was aged for 9 months in red wine French oak barrels at Far Yeast Brewing’s headwaters brewery in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture. Finally, it was blended with Yamanashi grape puree and bottled unfiltered.
Grapes of “Koshu” and “Muscat Baily A” were used to create two liqueurs of different varieties. Pinot de Yamanasi Koshu, made from the Koshu grape, has complex aromas and flavors from its aging in wine barrels, gently enveloped by the freshness of the Koshu grape. Pino de Yamanasi Muscat Baily A has a perfect balance of the wine-like fruitiness and sweetness of Muscat Baily A.
The color of each grape variety is brought out in the finished product, and because it is unfiltered, the pulp remains and the natural grape flavor can be enjoyed. We recommend mixing well and serving with carbonated water.
【Product Summary】
Off Trail Azeotrope Pineau de Yamanashi Koshu
Release date: February 1 (Tuesday)
Ingredients: Spirits (made in Belgium)
ABV: 25.0%.
Style: Barrel Aged Fruit Liquor
Item: Liqueur
【Product Summary】
Off Trail Azeotrope Pineau de Yamanashi Muscat Bailey A
Release date: February 1 (Tuesday)
Ingredients: Spirits (made in Belgium)
ABV: 25.0%.
Style: Barrel Aged Fruit Liquor
Item: Liqueur
【About Off Trail – Azeotrope】
Off Trail – Azeotrope began in October 2021 is a craft spirits brand designed as a crossover between beer and spirits. Off Trail – Azeotrope is an offshoot of the Off Trail project, an advanced brewing program using diverse microflora and barrel aging. The brand’s mission is to make innovative spirits and liqueurs.
Modeled after Genever-style barrel-aged malt-derived spirits, Off Trail – Azeotrope aims to push boundaries in the distilled spirits field by applying fermentation and barrel-aging techniques developed through brewing beer.
An “azeotrope” is a mixture of two or more liquids that retains the same composition ratio before and after boiling. The name “Azeotrope” symbolizes Far Yeast’s crossover between beer and spirits, the former being the current specialty and the latter a new endeavor.
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