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Himbeergeist (''lit'' "
raspberry
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spirit", also known as
raspberry
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spirit
Spirit or spirits may refer to:
Liquor and other volatile liquids
* Spirits, a.k.a. liquor, distilled alcoholic drinks
* Spirit or tincture, an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol
* Volatile (especially flammable) liquids, ...
obtained by
maceration and
distillation
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,
eau de vie de
framboise
Framboise () is a Belgian lambic beer fermented with raspberry (''framboise'' is the French word for raspberry).
Beer
In English, ''framboise'' is used primarily in reference to a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries. It is ...
or simply framboise) is a
geist
''Geist'' () is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy. Its semantic field corresponds to English ghost, spirit, mind, intellect. Some English translators resort to using "spirit/mind" or "spirit (mind)" to he ...
(type of
fruit brandy
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Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
or ''
Schnapps'') made from raspberries. It is produced mainly in
Germany
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and the
Alsace
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region of France.
Rather than being distilled into
liquor
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from a
fermented mash of fresh fruit like a fruit brandy (''Obstler'' in German), Himbeergeist is made as an
infusion.
[ §17] Because raspberries' low sugar content can produce only a limited amount of alcohol, Himbeergeist is created by macerating fresh berries in 95.6% pure
neutral spirits
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.
The mixture is then steeped for several weeks to draw out the raspberry essence, distilled, diluted with purified water, and bottled at 40%
ABV or stronger.
It takes about of raspberries to produce one liter of ''Himbeergeist''.
See also
*
Brandy
Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with ...
* ''
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References
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Fruit brandies
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