Sahara Date Brandy Ceramic
Sahara Date Brandy Ceramic is California's date brandy in a keepsake ceramic bottle — a clear, 80-proof (40% ABV) fruit brandy distilled sixteen times from organic Medjool dates grown in the Coachella Valley, bottled unaged in a 750mL ceramic presentation. Sahara was founded by San Diego biotech engineer Ali Alemohammad, who ferments the dates' natural sugars with no additives and triple-filters the distillate until it mellows smooth — naturally smooth, so it never sees oak. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 80 proof (40% ABV) — 750mL ceramic bottle
- Base: organic Medjool dates from the Coachella Valley, California — no added sugar
- Process: fermented ~3 weeks, distilled 16 times, unaged (no oak)
- Style: clear fruit brandy — smooth, subtly sweet, warm and fruit-forward
- Producer: Sahara Spirits, founded by Ali Alemohammad (first batch January 2018)
Dates, Distilled in San Diego County
Most brandy starts with grapes; Sahara starts with the Coachella Valley's signature crop. Alemohammad's fermentation converts the natural sugar of organic Medjool dates to alcohol, the fibers are filtered out (and sold to farms as feed), and the liquid is distilled sixteen times into a spirit with a warm, lightly sweet date character — a bottle that reads like the desert it comes from. See more from Sahara or explore the brandy shelf.
Tasting Notes
Clean and smooth with warm fruit-forward character — sweet date, honey, and light tropical fruit with a soft, mellow body and no oak influence (per the producer). Naturally smooth enough to sip neat.
How to Enjoy
Sip neat or slightly chilled to catch the pure date character; pair with sweets and desserts, or mix into craft cocktails — the distillery recommends pomegranate juice or drinks with sour notes. The ceramic bottle keeps the presentation gift-ready.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is date brandy?
A fruit brandy distilled from fermented dates rather than grapes — smooth and subtly sweet, prized across the Middle East and North Africa and here from California dates.
Is Sahara Date Brandy aged?
No — it is unaged. The distillery skips oak entirely because the spirit is naturally smooth after sixteen distillations.
What does it pair with?
Desserts and sweets, or pomegranate-forward and sour-note cocktails.
From the desert, to the glass, to the shelf — order Sahara Date Brandy Ceramic online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.