



Eau de Vie
(n.) This type of brandy is made from distilling fermented fruit, most often tree fruits and berries, such as plums (mirabelle), pears (poire), raspberries (framboise) and cherries (kirsch). The final…

Digestif (Digestivo)
(n.) Conceptually paired with the aperitif as book-ends to a meal, the digestif is an after-dinner drink, and is usually a fortified wine or distilled liquor, served neat in small…

Bitter Handshake
An after-dinner Fernet Old-Fashioned brightened with a blood orange reduction.