Capreolus Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Elderberry Eau De Vie

Commemorating 10 years of craft distilling, Capreolus has unveiled a rare elderberry spirit, with only 84 bottles available globally.

The Cotswolds maker of gin and fruit eaux-de-vie made the Capreolus Elderberry 2024 from 2,000kg of fruit sourced within 30 miles of the distillery. Following hand-sorting and a meticulous five-week fermentation, the elderberry wine was triple-distilled, yielding an ultra-exclusive batch of just 16 liters of spirit.

Diluted to a bottling strength of 43% ABV,  founder and distiller Barney Wilczak says each litre of his anniversary eau-de-vie represents 62kg of elderberries.

The expression is said to have notes of heather honey, sandalwood, elderflower, cocoa and woodland aromas, before a palate of beeswax, almond, lemon zest, green wood and rowanberry emerge.

Capreolus’ 10th anniversary elderberry eau-de-vie is available from the distillery’s website with an MSRP of £300 (US$400) for 375ml.

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88 Bamboo Editorial Team