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Obstler

fruit schnapps, fruit brandy

noun OPST-ler Rare
Food & Drink Drinks

Usage Note

Obstler is the clear fruit brandy distilled from a mixture of apples and pears or other orchard fruits. A traditional Alpine and southern German spirit. Drunk from small glasses as a Digestif or Aperitif. Pungent and unaged.

Examples

"Der Bauer brannte seinen eigenen Obstler aus Äpfeln und Birnen."

Natural Translation

The farmer distilled his own fruit brandy from apples and pears.

Literal Translation

The farmer burned his own fruit-brandy from apples and pears.

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