Oh, that Eau!

Old-world fruit brandy gets Americanized.

How Do They Get a Pear in a Bottle of Eau de Vie?

Is that fruit fake?

Pear, Poire

Pear eau de vie with a side of pear and a touch of bubbly.

Brandied Pear-Walnut Tart

Walnut, more walnut, and lots of pear.

Boozy Campfire Cheese

Doused with liquor, wrapped in foil, and baked in campfire ashes.

Sippin' Yak

Cognac and Armagnac converge in consonants but diverge in style.

Slow Spirits

If booze is to be slow, it has to be right.

Perusing Peru's Pisco

A single shot glass and many, many piscos.

Between Two Worlds

South African Sauvignon Blanc is part new and part old, but all good.

Sour Grapes

A vinegar primer.

Apricot "brandy" isn’t really an eau de vie at all it’s just an infused alcohol. Try this recipe http://kansasa.blogspot.com/2007/08/worth-repeating.html

First things first . . . Brandy is distilled wine. The wine is always made from grapes. If the brandy is produced from fruit, it’s generally called something else: fruit brandy, eau-de-vie, Calvados (if made from apples and...

Brandied Pear-Walnut Tart

Pork Variety Meats

pork variety meats

I was talking to a friend last night who mentioned that he makes his own spirits, and it got me to thinking that maybe I should try. While in France a few years back we had some home-made tarragon eau de vie that I loved. Never...