Briottet Eau de Vie de Quetsch
$65.49
On the nose, it presents notes of ripe plum, dried fruit, and a faint earthiness. The palate is supple yet structured, delivering sweet stone-fruit flavors layered with hints of spice and a warming finish. At 43% Alc/Vol, it has both presence and finesse, ensuring a memorable tasting experience. Traditionally served neat as a digestif, it also pairs wonderfully with rich desserts, game dishes, or pungent cheeses, where its fruit-driven character balances intensity. In cocktails, it introduces a rustic elegance rarely found in modern spirits.
Briottet Eau de Vie de Quetsch
Made from the Quetsch plum, a large oblong fruit with dark red skin, golden-yellow flesh, and a distinctive flat stone, this Eau de Vie offers a taste of Alsatian heritage. Traditionally ripening in October across Alsace and the hills of Haute-Saône, Quetsch was once among the most popular fruit brandies before the Second World War and is now experiencing a well-deserved revival.
Briottet captures the unique personality of this plum through careful fermentation and distillation, producing a spirit that is bold, expressive, and deeply aromatic. On the nose, it presents notes of ripe plum, dried fruit, and a faint earthiness. The palate is supple yet structured, delivering sweet stone-fruit flavors layered with hints of spice and a warming finish. At 43% Alc/Vol, it has both presence and finesse, ensuring a memorable tasting experience.
Traditionally served neat as a digestif, it also pairs wonderfully with rich desserts, game dishes, or pungent cheeses, where its fruit-driven character balances intensity. In cocktails, it introduces a rustic elegance rarely found in modern spirits.
Briottet Eau de Vie de Quetsch is both a revival and a tribute—bringing back the flavors of Alsace’s orchards and reintroducing a brandy beloved for generations.
