Clear Creek Distillery®
Clear Creek Distillery was founded in 1985 with a vision to use the bountiful fruits of the Pacific Northwest to create fruit-based spirits that rivaled the best of their European counterparts. Using old-world techniques and sourcing ingredients from the local orchards and fresh water springs of Mount Hood in the Oregon countryside, Clear Creek became one of the first craft distilleries in the United States.
Clear (unaged) brandies
The clear fruit brandies of France also known as eau de vie, which translates to “water of life”. Most European countries have a local term for the clear, bone-dry brandies distilled from the regional fruit. Usually bottled at around 80 proof, these spirits are typically served at the end of a meal, or between courses, as the perfect digestif. These fruit brandies are traditionally un-aged to maintain the wonderful intensity of the fruit. The heart of Clear Creek’s product line is our fruit brandies, which are all made according to old world techniques traditionally used in Europe. We use only pure, whole Pacific Northwest grown fruit. Our flagship Pear Brandy takes 20 lbs of pears to make one 750 ml bottle.
OUR UNAGED BRANDIES INCLUDE:
Pear Brandy, Pear in Bottle, Blue Plum (Slivovitz) Brandy, Cherry (Kirschwasser) Brandy, Douglas Fir Brandy, and Raspberry (Framboise) Brandy
Awards & Accolades
Gold – Bartender Spirits Awards (2021)
Gold – Best of the Northwest, Sip Northwest (2016)
Barrel Aged Brandies
Many of our fruit brandies do not benefit from the barrel aging, so we leave them water clear and unchanged. Apple and grape brandies are the exception to this rule. They mature beautifully in French Oak barrels, which give them additional depth and complexity.
OUR AGED BRANDIES INCLUDE:
2-Year Apple Brandy, 8-Year Apple Brandy Aged 8 Years, and Oregon Brandy (Aged 2 Years)
Liqueurs
Clear Creek Distillery liqueurs can be enjoyed after dinner served neat in a cordial glass, in cocktails, with champagne for a “Kir Royale”, or over good vanilla ice cream. The applications are limitless. They are truly delicious.
OUR Liqueurs INCLUDE:
Cranberry Liqueur, Cassis Liqueur, Cherry Liqueur, Loganberry Liqueur, Marionberry Liqueur, Pear Liqueur, and Raspberry Liqueur
Grappa
Grappa is the clear brandy distilled from pressed grapes, also called pomace. These pressed skins, stems and seeds of grapes (a winemaker’s leftovers) are shoveled by hand into the pot stills. The clear spirit distilled from this pomace is the grappa. Like wine, grappa can vary widely depending on the quality and variety of grape and the techniques used to make it. In Italy it is traditional to serve grappa at the end of a meal where it is thought to aid in digestion.
OUR GRAPPA INCLUDEs:
Grappa Muscat
Vodka
Clear Creek Vodka is 100 percent fruit-based—fermented and distilled from 14 different varietals of non-GMO apples grown in the Pacific Northwest—and cut to 80 proof with glacier-fed spring water from Mt. Hood. Distilled using a 46-chamber column still, Clear Creek Vodka is not flavored, but offers the perfect combination of minerality and brightness accented with mild notes of crushed apple blossom.
Featured Cocktail
Pear Brandy Sidecar
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Clear Creek Pear Brandy
½ oz triple sec
½ oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
Directions:
Shake brandy, lemon juice and simple with ice. Serve in a Collins glass and top with soda water.
Press
Clear Creek Distillery Launches New Vodka
One of the oldest craft distilleries in the United States, is proud to unveil the first addition to its portfolio in nearly a decade – Clear Creek Vodka.