theCompass mobile application is a winery, brewery, and distillery locator for North America.

In Spring, a bottle is tied over a budding branch in the pear orchard with hopes that a Bartlett pear will grow to maturity inside the bottle. The pear is harvested, cleaned and washed, and the bottle is then filled with pear brandy from the same orchard and hand labeled in this special limited presentation. This "pear in the bottle" is a true collector's item and can be prominently displayed. The pear becomes calcified over time, and is not consumed. As the bottle is emptied but while the pear is still covered with brandy, simply purchase a bottle of Spirit of Pear and refill the "pear in the bottle" for many years of enjoyment.

Apple brandy was the first spirit produced in America during the Revolution. Following in the Colonial tradition, our small batch, hand crafted apple brandy is distilled from a true cider blend of several different apple varieties including Jonagold, Winesap, Rhode Island Greening, Spy, McIntosh, and Jonathan. It is then barrel-aged for three to five years, using both French and American oak. At the precise time the distiller feels is optimum to showcase the fruit from Leelanau County, the brandy is bottled - often a single barrel at a time.

Apricot Brandy is common to Hungary. The fully ripe fruit is fermented on the pits and then distilled rapidly to retain flavor and aroma. The distillate is aged in glass.

Cherry brandy is widely consumed throughout Europe, especially in Germany and Switzerland where it is known as Kirsch. It delivers subtle cherry flavors and hearty alcohol for straight consumption or use as a flavoring ingredient.

Commonly produced in Alsace, pear brandy is probably the best known eau de vie in France. Bartlett pears from our neighboring Keswick Flats orchard are picked while still green and allowed to ripen from within at the distillery. The ripe fruit is then pressed and the pulp fermented prior to distillation.

Plum brandy is consumed throughout Europe, especially in the Slavic regions of Central and Eastern Europe where it is known as Slivovitz . Made in the traditional European style this brandy is clear in color and is a complete representation of the fruit it was distilled from.

Our Red Grape Grappa is made from the fresh must of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot grapes. 80 proof

Our White Grape Grappa is made from the fresh must of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Vignole grapes. 80 proof