Kirsch
（重定向自Kirschwasser）
![Kirschwasser, produced in Germany and bottled at 40% ABV.](/Images/godic/202501/22/Fuersteneck_Kirschwasser1602.jpg")
![Illustration of the morello cherry.](/Images/godic/202501/22/Illustration_Prunus_cerasus01602.jpg")
![Urschwyzer kirsch, produced in Switzerland and bottled at 40% ABV.](/Images/godic/202501/22/Urschwyzer_Kirsch1602.jpg")
A kirschwasser (/ˈkɪərʃvɑːsər/ KEERSH-vahs-ər; German:[ˈkɪɐ̯ʃvasɐ], German for “cherry water”) or kirsch is a clear, colorless fruit 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. The cherries are fermented complete (that is, including their stones). Unlike cherry liqueurs and so-called “cherry brandies”, kirschwasser is not sweet.