Eau De Vie Pear Brandy: A Personal Quest

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Eau De Vie, the French word meaning "water of life", is a spirited drink produced from the distillates of fermented and mashed fruit. Steve McCarthy, began a long quest to produce a world-class pear Eau De Vie, and turn it into a profitable business.

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[averagebetty]

Glad I watched this on a Friday... I need to try this :)

[cookingupastory]

Gee, MsBetty, I said the same thing (sorta!), because I filmed this on a Friday! Similar to a winery, they have a tasting room. It was a popular spot that day =)

[Octahoney]

"Ultimately you cannot expect the farm family to make no money from their land." So very true. Supporting your local farms is a valuable thing.

"BE the change you wish to see in the world."-Ghandi

I think that Mr. McCarthy is a very interesting person. (in a very good way.)

[cookingupastory]

Thanks for highlighting that statement. It is a very important one for many people to consider, as you noted, Octahoney. Like any business or way to earn an income, if a living wage doesn't exist, you have to move on.

[ReliableInsider]

Google says is an eau-de-vie is clear, colorless fruit brandy produced by fermentation followed by double distillation.

Yum!

[cookingupastory]

Thanks for sharing this, ReliableInsider, and helping to make it clear. Have you had Pear Brandy? Or would just like to try it sometime?

[IrisReola]

5:04

[cookingupastory]

Thank you, @CaronteEmpire! 

[biscoito1r]

American desserts are too sweet for me.

[TurtleHacker]

I would love to try this! It looks phenomenal.

[michaelb772]

very good. keep it up!

[K0K4NE]

the pear trees in the us are the same as the ones in europe because thats where they originated from.

[vutEwa]

way cool

and oh, I'm one American that appreciates salty, sour, and bone-dry. Of course though sweet isn't bad either!

[phunnie99]

Yummy! Nice vid, thank you so much, cookingupastory!

I was lucky that while in France, the private reserve of the artisanal "poireux" was shared with me by the proud makers. They are limited by law to the amount that each can make, and those over-limit unmarked bottles were absolutely fabulous.

The taste & pleasure still linger in my memory.

This vid got my tastebuds drooling... sure, send me a case!