Eau-de-Vie
An eau-de-vie (‘water of life’) is a brandy made with any fruit, with the exception of grapes. To ensure their fruit character, most are bottled with no ageing. Eaux-de-vie are made with a staggering variety of raw ingredients – you think of a fruit, and you can bet that at some point, someone will have tried to make an eau-de-vie from it.
Eaux-de-vie are best served chilled at the end of a meal. For stone fruits such as apricots, peaches and plums, the method of production is akin to most other brandies: the fruit is crushed and fermented into wine before distillation in a pot still. For fruits without stones, the usual method of production is maceration, where the fruit is immersed in neutral alcohol before distillation.
It is worth pointing out that many generic products calling themselves apricot or cherry brandies are in fact liqueurs, the ingredients having been only macerated and not distilled.
Typical Character and Style of Eau-de-Vie
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Stroh Obst (Apple & Pear) Schnapps
£21.75
(£31.07 per litre)
Somerset Pear Eau de Vie
£19.95
(£57 per litre)
Slivovica Badel
£20.95
(£41.90 per litre)
Freihof 1885 Pear Williams Schnaps
£28.95
(£57.90 per litre)
Miclo Poire William (Pear) Eau de Vie
£47.25
(£67.50 per litre)
Miclo Kirsch Vieux (Cherry) Grande Reserve
£45.75
(£91.50 per litre)
Maraska Slivovica
£29.75
(£42.50 per litre)
Freihof 1885 Raspberry Geist Schnaps
£28.95
(£57.90 per litre)
Somerset Apple Eau de Vie
£19.95
(£57 per litre)
Miclo Vieille Prune Eau de Vie
£45.25
(£90.50 per litre)
Miclo Framboise Sauvage Grande ReserveHalf Litre
£45.25
(£90.50 per litre)
Stara Sokolova 7 Year Old Slivovitz
£50.50
(£72.14 per litre)
Freihof 1885 Apricot Schnaps
£28.95
(£57.90 per litre)
Freya Birch Spirit
£46.95
(£67.07 per litre)
Berghof Kirsch
£36.95
(£73.90 per litre)
Capovilla Distillato di Albicocche 2020
£112
(£224 per litre)
Specht Slivovitz
£25.75
(£36.79 per litre)
Capreolus Perry Pear Eau de Vie 2021
£64.95
(£173.20 per litre)
Rochelt Morello Cherry 2007
£221
(£315.71 per litre)
Capreolus Doyenne du Comice Pear Eau de Vie 2018
£64.95
(£173.20 per litre)
Hedge Fund Wild Berries SchnappsOutlier Distilling Company
£34.25
(£68.50 per litre)
Stara Sokolova 7 Slivovitz
£42.25
(£60.36 per litre)
Quaglia Orange Brandy
£49.50
(£70.71 per litre)
Son of a Gun Grain Spirit
£30.25
(£60.50 per litre)