Kirsch vs. Cherry — What's the Difference?

A kirschwasser (, UK also ; German: [ˈkɪʁʃvasɐ], German for "cherry water") 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.

A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet Prunus avium and the sour Prunus cerasus.

A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries.

Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus of the rose family, especially the sweet cherry or the sour cherry, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having pink or white flowers and small juicy drupes.

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

The yellow, red, or blackish fruit of any of these plants.

From fermented juice of black morello cherries

The wood of any of these plants, especially the black cherry.

Any of various plants, such as the Barbados cherry or the cornelian cherry, having fruits resembling a cherry.

A moderate or strong red to purplish red.

Vulgar Slang The hymen considered as a symbol of virginity.

Containing or having the flavor of cherries.

Made of the wood of a cherry tree

Of a moderate or strong red to purplish red.

A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.

Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.

The wood of a cherry tree.

(color) Cherry red.

The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.

(slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.

(graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.

A cricket ball.

A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.

The burning tip of a cigarette.

Containing or having the taste of cherries.

Of a bright red colour; cherry red.

In excellent condition; mint condition.

A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;

The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.

The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.

A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.

Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.

Wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

Any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood

Fruit with a single hard stone

A red the color of ripe cherries

Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies