Liqueur - Pekut and Carwick Independent Bottlers

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A closeup photo of a glass of Pekut & Carwick Prunus Mume liqueur next to a white blossom and a sunset.

Summer Drinks, California Bounty

Hi Friends, We don't want to brag, but we're pretty lucky living out here in California when it comes to sourcing produce. With so many farms and farmers markets nearby, it's easy to keep an eye on the seasons and watch them unfold in waves of winter citrus, spring stonefruit,

A close-up photo of halved green walnuts.

Hold on to your walnuts, we're making Nocino!

Hi Folks, We just hauled 175 pounds of green walnuts from Santa Cruz back to our Berkeley warehouse and have been hand-slicing our way through the enormous pile for maceration in grape brandy. What are we up to? We’re making nocino! If you’re not familiar with nocino, it’

A glass of Prunus Mume California Umeshu with magnolia blossoms and a sunset in the background.

Prunus Mume California Umeshu

Fruit: Prunus mume (ume plums) Process: maceration on fruit Maturation time: 1-2 years Nose: marzipan, stone fruit, tart pineapple hard candy Palate: sweet, pucker-tart, chocolate taffy, lemon peel, yellow lifesaver RELEASE NOTES: The prunus mume tree is commonly called a Japanese or "ume" plum and is actually more closely related

Glossy fresh lemons and oranges are piled on a blue plastic crate.

Citrus x Aurantium California Vin d'Orange

Impression: more orange than an orange Process: maceration on fruit and spices Base spirit: wine and brandy Nose: honey, orange blossom, wine, white brandy, vanilla Palate: orange peel, orange juice, orange marmalade, grapefruit peel bitterness, hint of sherry RELEASE NOTES: It's difficult to maintain perspective when you're tasting your own

A page from the SF Chronicle featuring an article about ume and Pekut & Carwick.

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SF Chronicle: "ume is going to have a big moment soon"

We’ve been singing the praises of our Prunus Mume liqueur since day one, so we were over the moon when Esther Mobley (the SF Chronicle wine critic!) reached out to us for a conversion about ume plums. That’s right, we’re low-key famous! If you want to know

Shiny, fresh Seville oranges in a blue plastic crate.

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Orange you glad we said Sevilles?

Winter is peak citrus season here in California. It's also the season of coming home late at night reeking of orange peels and vanilla beans after processing this year's batch of Citrus Aurantium California Vin D’Orange! If citrus x aurantium sounds unfamiliar, maybe you know it better as the