Plum Distillate

For the plum distillate from the Zu Plun distillery use is made exclusively of typical plums of South Tyrol farms, which are grown directly by Plunhof at about 1100 m altitude. The plums that grow in this climate characterised by strong temperature oscilla-

tions are small and compact, with a more concentrated aroma than common fruits. It is this aroma that is expected to reveal

itself to the full in the plum grappa, which is why the ripe fruits are cautiously stoned before further processing. The fruit thus

handpicked and prepared is carefully mashed. After natural fermentation without additives the pulp is distilled twice. The plum

as showcase fruit keeps presenting distillation master Rabanser with the challenge of improving his art and of striving towards

perfection and balance