French Spirits
French spirits are cellar and herb garden: Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados, pastis, Chartreuse, cassis, eau-de-vie, and aperitif bottles that know the meal is coming.
Featured french spirits
- Cognac neat - Drink desk - Cognac - A tulip glass, a small pour, and no hurry after dinner.
- Armagnac small pour - Drink desk - Gascony - Rustic brandy with dried fruit depth and a slower finish.
- Calvados after apple tart - Drink desk - Normandy - Apple brandy served small enough to echo dessert, not replace it.
- Pastis service - Drink desk - Marseille - Pastis with cold water, clouded pale and stretched for afternoon.
- Chartreuse tiny pour - Drink desk - Grenoble - Herbal liqueur in a very small glass because the bottle is not shy.
- Creme de cassis small pour - Drink desk - Dijon - Blackcurrant liqueur used carefully, sweet enough to need a plan.
- Poire eau-de-vie - Drink desk - Alsace - Pear brandy served clear, aromatic, and brutally honest.
- Suze on ice - Drink desk - Paris - Gentian aperitif over ice with lemon, bitter enough for the first snack.