Spirits
Luxembourg Eau-de-Vie
Branntwäin
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Clear fruit brandies distilled from Mirabelle, Quetsch and pear across the country's small farm distilleries.
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What it is
A closer look at Luxembourg Eau-de-Vie.
Clear fruit brandies distilled from Mirabelle, Quetsch and pear across the country's small farm distilleries.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Served as a digestif in a tall thin glass. The Mirabelle from the Moselle side is the one to ask for.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Luxembourg Eau-de-Vie.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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Valais, Switzerland
Abricotine
A clear eau-de-vie distilled from Luizet apricots grown on the terraces of the Rhône valley, drunk cold after a meal.
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Absinthe
A high-strength spirit distilled with wormwood, green anise and fennel, served diluted with iced water dripped slowly over a sugar cube until it clouds.
Netherlands
Dutch Advocaat
Advocaat
Creamy Dutch liqueur made from egg yolks, sugar, brandy, vanilla, and cream, smooth custard-like consistency with 14-20% alcohol.
Romania
Bilberry Liqueur
Afinată
Wild bilberries picked in the mountains and steeped in spirit with sugar into a dark purple liqueur.
Antigua and Barbuda
Cavalier Rum
The lighter, everyday rum from Antigua Distillery; one of the two signature rums of Antigua, alongside the aged English Harbour; a versatile mixing rum; used in rum punch and cocktails; the everyday rum of the island; the Cavalier rum of Antigua; a staple of every rum shop.
Antigua and Barbuda
English Harbour Rum
Smooth, aged rum from Antigua Distillery; one of the two signature rums of Antigua, alongside the lighter Cavalier; a premium sipping rum; served neat or in a rum punch; the rum of the island; the English Harbour rum of Antigua; an aged rum.
Madeira, Portugal
Aguardente de cana
Madeiran sugarcane spirit; base for poncha.
Argentina
Aguardiente
An Argentine spirit distilled from sugarcane or grapes, drunk neat or in cocktails in the northwest. A strong, clear liquor, often homemade in the Andean provinces.