Cherry Geist

Geist is a fruit-based schnaps produced mainly in Germany and the Alsace region of France. Rather than being distilled into liquor from a fermented mash of fresh fruit like a fruit brandy, geist is made as an infusion. Because cherries' low sugar content can produce only a limited amount of alcohol, geist is created by macerating fresh berries in pure neutral spirits. The mixture is then steeped for several weeks to draw out the raspberry essence, distilled, diluted with purified water, and bottled.