Leopold Bros Three Chamber Peach Liqueur
Leopold Bros Three Chamber Peach Liqueur is a 40% ABV (80 proof), 700mL limited-release peach brandy liqueur from Denver, Colorado — Palisade peaches fermented and distilled on a historic three chamber still, lightly sweetened with Belgian candi sugar. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 700mL
- Fruit: Palisade peaches from Talbott Farms, Colorado's Western Slope
- Production: Peaches pitted and mashed, fermented 12 days, distilled on a Vendome three chamber still to 64%, then proofed down slowly over two months
- Sweetening: A touch of Belgian candi sugar
- Origin: Denver, Colorado
The First Fruit Brandy on a Three Chamber Still in Over 200 Years
The three chamber still is a pre-Prohibition American design Leopold Bros revived with Vendome for its rye programme — and this liqueur applies it to fruit brandy for the first time in over two centuries. Talbott Farms peaches are pitted (the pits are saved for amaretto), mashed and fermented for 12 days, then run through the still, which preserves the congeners and esters that make the peach flavour so intense. Unlike most cordials it is bottled at a robust 40% ABV — the same proof as most gins and vodkas. Shop the Leopold Bros collection and more liqueurs at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Pure, intense Palisade peach — the distillery says the intensity of flavour from the three chamber still is beyond anything it has achieved before — with the essential oils and aromatics of the fresh fruit carried through by the slow, two-month proofing, and just a touch of candi-sugar sweetness.
How to Enjoy
Use it as both the base and the modifier in classic cocktails, as the distillery recommends — or sip it neat, where the peach intensity stands on its own at full 40% strength.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a three chamber still? A historic American still design, common before Prohibition, that Leopold Bros had Vendome rebuild. This is the first fruit brandy distilled on one in over 200 years.
How is this different from Leopold Bros' regular peach liqueur? The regular Rocky Mountain Peach Liqueur is 20% ABV in a 750mL bottle; the Three Chamber release is 40% ABV, 700mL, and distilled entirely on the three chamber still as a limited 25th-anniversary release.
Where do the peaches come from? Talbott Farms in Palisade, on Colorado's Western Slope — Colorado's largest peach grower.
What is the ABV and size? 40% ABV (80 proof), 700mL.
A limited 25th-anniversary release at full cocktail proof — get Leopold Bros Three Chamber Peach Liqueur online through Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.