eau de vie
Clear fruit spirit
Eau de vie is a clear, colorless brandy distilled from fermented fruit.
The French term means "water of life," cognate with whiskey and vodka, which derive from the same phrase in Gaelic and Slavic languages.
Eau de vie typically comes from fruits other than grapes—pears, plums, cherries, raspberries—and is usually unaged: a pear eau de vie, Alsatian eau de vie.
Small sweet yellow plum
- kirschCherry-derived clear brandy
- framboiseFrench term for raspberry
- slivovitzPlum-based Balkan spirit
- appleCrisp tree fruit
pear · cherry · plum · apricot · raspberry · quince · grape · orchard
Spirit from fermented fruit
- cognacGrape-based distilled spirit
- grappaSpirit from grape skins
- schnappsGerman distilled spirit
- marcFruit pressing residue
digestif · liqueur · aperitif · rakija · schnaps · firewater · moonshine · hooch
Vessels for distilling alcohol
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- distilleryAlcohol manufacturing plant
- pot stillBatch distillation apparatus
- pomaceFruit crushing residue
marc · artisanal · craft · aqua vitae · unaged · rectification · wash · mash
Alcohol exceeding standard strength
- burnDamage by heat
- strongHaving great physical power
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
warming · alcohol · ethanol · heady · bracing · robust · neat · shot
Ordered-atom solid
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
- unagedNot yet matured
colorless · water-white · pristine · transparent · brilliant · unclouded · bright
mirabelle
Small sweet yellow plum
- kirschCherry-derived clear brandy
- framboiseFrench term for raspberry
- slivovitzPlum-based Balkan spirit
apple · pear · cherry · plum · apricot · raspberry · quince · grape · orchard · stone fruit
brandy
Spirit from fermented fruit
marc · digestif · liqueur · aperitif · rakija · schnaps · firewater · moonshine · hooch
copper stills
Vessels for distilling alcohol
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- distilleryAlcohol manufacturing plant
- pot stillBatch distillation apparatus
pomace · marc · artisanal · craft · aqua vitae · unaged · rectification · wash · mash · lees
overproof
Alcohol exceeding standard strength
- burnDamage by heat
- strongHaving great physical power
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
fiery · warming · alcohol · ethanol · heady · bracing · robust · neat · shot · snifter
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
unaged · colorless · water-white · pristine · transparent · brilliant · unclouded · bright
eau de vieaged whiskey
Time-refined distilled spirit
bourbon · Scotch whisky · whiskey · scotch · cognac
eau de viewine
Fermented grape beverage
beer · fermented beverages · cider · mead · sake