What is eau de vie?
Eau de vie · French
Clear fruit brandy distilled from fermented fruit and usually unaged, so it tastes like the fruit itself. Pear, cherry and plum are classics.
What it tastes like
Pure, strong fruit aroma, like smelling a ripe pear or cherry, with a dry, hot finish and no sweetness.
Where you’ll see it
Digestif lists at French, German and Swiss places, and in cocktails that want a clean fruit lift.