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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Maraska Slivovica
£32.95
(£47.07 per litre)
Stroh Obst Apple & Pear Schnapps
£22.75
(£32.50 per litre)
Somerset Apple Eau de Vie
£19.95
(£57 per litre)
Miclo Poire William (Pear) Eau de Vie
£51.50
(£73.57 per litre)
Hautes Glaces Vulson Rye Eau de Vie
£47.25
(£94.50 per litre)
Rochelt Kasteler 2004
£238
(£340 per litre)
Miclo Kirsch (Cherry) Eau de Vie
£51.50
(£73.57 per litre)
Slivovica Badel
£20.95
(£41.90 per litre)
La Blanche de Christian Drouin Eau de Vie de Cidre
£36.75
(£52.50 per litre)
Miclo Poire William Grande Reserve
£61.95
(£88.50 per litre)
Boukha Bokobsa Fig Brandy
£36.95
(£52.79 per litre)
Capreolus Doyenne du Comice Pear Eau-de-Vie 2020
£65.25
(£174 per litre)
Reisetbauer Karotte (Carrot)
£66.75
(£190.71 per litre)
Stara Sokolova 7 Year Old Slivovitz
£52.25
(£74.64 per litre)
Freihof 1885 Blood Orange Geist Schnaps
£29.50
(£59 per litre)
Capovilla Distillato di Pere Williams
£90.95
(£181.90 per litre)
Cointreau Corsican Pomelo DistillateCitrus Series
£44.25
(£63.21 per litre)
Capreolus Blackberry Eau de Vie 2023
£131
(£349.33 per litre)
Capreolus Quince Eau de Vie 2022
£111
(£296 per litre)
Berghof Kirsch
£37.25
(£74.50 per litre)
Quaglia Orange Brandy
£47.75
(£68.21 per litre)
Rochelt Basel Cherry 2015
£143
(£408.57 per litre)
Specht Kirschwasser
£24.95
(£35.64 per litre)
Rochelt Muskattraube 2007
£202
(£288.57 per litre)