Catoctin Creek 1757 Virginia Bottled in Bond 8 Yr Brandy
Catoctin Creek 1757 Virginia Bottled in Bond Brandy is a landmark American grape brandy — 750mL at 100 proof (50% ABV), aged 8 years in Bordeaux red-wine casks and bottled in bond — and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof: 100 proof (50% ABV) — Bottled in Bond
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 8 years in 53-gallon Bordeaux red-wine casks
- Distillery: Catoctin Creek Distilling Co., Purcellville, VA — founded 2009 by Scott and Becky Harris; Loudoun County's first legal distillery since Prohibition
- Grapes: 50/50 Seyval Blanc and Chambourcin from Tarara Vineyards, Leesburg, VA
Named for 1757, Distilled in 2010
The "1757" is the year Loudoun County, Virginia was founded — a century and a half before the distillery that honors it. Catoctin Creek opened in Purcellville in 2009 as the county's first legal distillery since Prohibition, and in its very first year of operation it distilled this brandy in 100-gallon batches from Seyval Blanc and Chambourcin grown minutes away at Tarara Vineyards. Nine years later it emerged from Bordeaux cask as the distillery's oldest release to date — and its first Bottled-in-Bond brandy, released February 16, 2019 for the 10th anniversary. Bottled-in-bond means single distiller, one distillation season, at least four years in the cask, and exactly 100 proof. Explore the brandy shelf or everything from Catoctin Creek.
Tasting Notes
Warm vanilla moving into bread pudding, currants, raisins, rich chocolate, cherries and heady allspice; rich hints of grape, raisin, date, fig and stone fruit; long, rich finish.
How to Enjoy
Neat at room temperature to meet the full 100-proof, eight-year depth; a splash of water opens the fruit. A connoisseur's brandy, not a mixing one.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "1757" mean on this brandy?
1757 is the founding year of Loudoun County, Virginia — the distillery itself was founded in 2009 by Scott and Becky Harris.
What does Bottled in Bond mean?
A US federal standard: one distiller, one distillation season, aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse, bottled at exactly 100 proof.
What grapes are in this brandy?
A 50/50 blend of Seyval Blanc and Chambourcin, grown in Virginia at Tarara Vineyards.
What is the proof of Catoctin Creek 1757 Brandy?
100 proof (50% ABV), aged 8 years.
A piece of Virginia distilling history — order Catoctin Creek 1757 Virginia Bottled in Bond 8 Yr Brandy online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.