Christian Brothers® Brandy
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS BRANDY is one of the oldest and
best-selling American spirits. In 1882, the religious order of the Christian Brothers began distilling brandy from California grapes. Their commitment was and remains to create singularly light, flavorful brandies using locally grown grape varietals.

The Christian Brothers winery and adjacent distillery is a huge, state of the art complex located in the fertile San Joaquin Valley in California. Despite the innovations the Christian Brothers have built into their facility, little has changed in their artisan approach to making brandy.

The Christian Brothers selected the Thompson Seedless grape as the principal variety, because they possess the sought after qualities of high acidity, balanced flavor and low alcohol output. They distill their brandies in huge, copper alembic stills, as well as extremely efficient patent stills. Prior to blending, the brandies are aged in American white oak bourbon barrels a minimum of 4 to 6 years.

The enormously popular Christian Brothers Brandy has a tempting, fruity bouquet and a soft, supple texture. The full body is imbued with layers of well-balanced fruit flavors. Its finish is warm and lingering.

Superb also is the CHRISTIAN BROTHERS XO RARE RESERVE, a 6
year old blend containing a high percentage of pot-distilled brandies.