Kirschwasser vs. Kirsch

Kirschwassernoun

A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.

Kirschwassernoun

An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented juice of the small black cherry.

Kirschnoun

(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

Kirschnoun

from fermented juice of black morello cherries

Kirsch

A kirschwasser (, UK also ; German: [ˈkɪʁʃvasɐ], German for ) or kirsch is a clear, colorless brandy traditionally made from double distillation of morello cherries, a dark-colored cultivar of the sour cherry. However, it is now also made from other kinds of cherries.