Liqueur · 35.0% ABV

Charbay Nostalgie Black Walnut Liqueur

Name: Charbay Nostalgie Black Walnut Liqueur
Brand: Charbay

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1+ cases

12 bottles per case

Crafted from hand-selected Black and English walnuts using a 14-month extraction process. The walnuts are soaked in 12-year-old Charbay brandy for two years, then finished with the distillery's proprietary herb and spice blend. Made in small batches.

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The Brand

Charbay

Ukiah, CA

Est. 1983

Charbay was founded in 1983 in Ukiah, California as Domaine Karakash, becoming the 177th licensed distillery in America. The Karakasevic family traces its distilling heritage back 13 generations to 1751, when the House of Karakasevic was honored by the Austrian-Hungarian imperial court of Empress Maria Theresa for its wines and brandies. In 1987 the winery was renamed Charbay, a name combining Chardonnay and Brandy after the family's first Dessert Chardonnay. Still independent and family-owned, Charbay is committed to old-world European distilling knowledge paired with American creativity, producing whiskey, vodka, brandy, rum, and liqueurs without cutting corners on time.

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The Founder's Note

Charbay was founded by Milorad (Miles) Karakasevic, who immigrated to North America in 1962 after earning degrees in Enology and Viticulture from the University of Belgrade. Miles designed the first American-made Alambic Charentais pot still in 1993 and was named America's first Grand Master Distiller in 2010. His son Marko, the family's 13th generation distiller, joined in 1995 and has been Master Distiller since 2009. Marko revolutionized flavored vodka in 1998 with the first U.S. vodka made from 100% real fruit and later pioneered whiskey distilled from fully brewed beer.

How It's Made

Charbay distills in a handmade 660-gallon copper Alambic Charentais pot still built by the Prulho family in France. Each batch is run twice: the first distillation builds the body, and the second selectively captures the best part of the run. Master Distiller Marko Karakasevic manually switches between heads, hearts, and tails by taste and smell rather than automated cuts, a process that can take multiple days of continuous attention per batch.

Tasting Notes

Palate: baking spices, homemade nut pie, sweet molasses. Finish: baked nut flavors, smooth and lingering.

Cocktail Applications

Blackberry Walnut Whiskey SourRecipe
- 3 blackberries
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- 1/2 oz Charbay Nostalgie Black Walnut Liqueur
- 1 1/2 oz whiskey
Muddle the blackberries in a shaker with the lemon juice. Add the walnut liqueur, simple syrup, whiskey, and ice, then shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into a glass and garnish with fresh blackberries. Cred. @mixitupwithmary.