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Knotted Maple, A New Way To Enjoy Maple Syrup

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Making the most of a local favorite, Tree Spirits of Maine has created a unique way to consume maple syrup, as a distilled maple spirit. It's essentially a brandy but the definition of brandy calls for it to be distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice, there really isn't a term for this maple liqueur which is believed to be the first of its kind. The product, named Knotted Maple, is the creation of Bruce Olson and Steve Buchsbaum, who decided to open a winery and distillery in Oakland, Maine.

The pair told the Kennebec Journal that they started selling their maple spirits and sweet sparkling maple wine just before Christmas and will also be selling applejack and dry sparkling wines. Tree Spirits is one of six distilleries in Maine. The syrup comes from the Bacon Farm in Sidney and cider from The Apple Farm in Fairfield is used in the wine and applejack. A 375-milliliter bottle of Knotted Maple sells for $35.99. The liquor and other products will officially launch in the spring. More information can be found at the Tree Spirits website.

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Vermont Spirits Limited Release Vodka

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Milk and maple syrup are two of Vermont's biggest industries and they both are used by Vermont Spirits to make vodka. The producer of Vermont Gold and Vermont White vodkas has announced the Vermont Spirits Limited Release Vodka. Like the Vermont Gold this vodka is made from the sap of maple trees but the limited release uses only early run sap. Each spring as the weather warms, maples release the converted starch they have stored in the winter season as sap which flows for less than six week a year. The early run sap is lighter and has a more delicate flavor. Once collected, the maple sap is concentrated in a maple arch, fermented and distilled in small batches before bottling. A mature tree will produce about 40 quarts of sap in a season. It takes the sap from an entire tree to produce a single bottle of vodka. Fewer than 1,000 hand-numbered 375ml bottles of the spirit were produced. It will be available at retailers in New York, Massachusetts and Vermont and sells for $45.

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Green Mountain Distillers Announce Maple Syrup Liqueur

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Green Mountain Distillers, a Vermont company founded by a pair of micro-brewers with more than twenty years experience has announced their first flavor in a line of organic liqueurs. The first flavor will be Vermont organic maple syrup liqueur. The liqueur is a combination of organic maple syrup and an in-house organic sprit. Green Mountain Distillers already sells Sunshine Vodka, a spirit made from 100% certified organic grain and pure Vermont spring water. The liqueur will be available at Vermont liquor outlets and each decanter is hand-filled, signed and numbered by the distillers. The next flavor planned is Honey and Spice for the winter months.

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