and the digestif . . .?
is that correctly spelled? pursuant to a recent thread on the proper apertif in paris (pour un homme). what would be a good digestif pour une femme et un homme? merci, melissa |
I like a great Calvados.
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I have a terrible time getting a digestif in France. Either it's my terrible accent or they aren't expecting people to keep drinking after the meal or both.
I have upon occasion managed to get a "cointreau avec glaçon " (cointreau with ice) but not often. In Nantes in December when I tried to order one I ended up switching my desert from something chocolate to sorbet. Oh well, sorbet was better for me... :-) |
I cannot think of the right word for it, it is pear flavored and sort of sweet, like an Asti. The Yankee and I like Port sometimes also. But usually I have un cafe~ |
Another vote for calva!
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Eau de noix, but it is difficult to find outside the Dordogne.
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mmmmm! eau de noix a nut brandy not to be confused with the creme de noix, a very sweet liquer. This area also sells those wonderful chocolate dusted walnuts.
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I stick to cognac!
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Poire William is a pear liqueur; it is sweet, but I have never discerned any other resemblance to Asti, which I take to be Asti spumante, a sweet Italian vin mousseux.
Most of the good eaux de vie are from the Alsace; in addition to poire William, there is eau de framboise (raspberry) and eau de mirabelle (plum). |
We ask our waiter, wherever we are, for the local apertif or digestif. You learn so much that way.
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After a delicious meal, give me a good Cognac..
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Muscat! I believe is the name of the pear drink we have had a few times and enjoyed as a sweet after dinner drink.
Also, there is a Champagne that is something like Champagne au Poire.. |
Other than the Poire Williams(pear) in France, you may want to try Mirabelle (plums) I love this confiture also, and then there's Vielle Prunes, others we have here like Grand Marnier, a favorite orange flavered) and Cointreau.
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While most flavors can be found as liqueurs, when the word <i>eau</i> appears, it normally means a 90 to 100 proof alcohol, especially if it is clear colored. Framboise, poire, kirsch and quetsche (sp?) are the more common types.
Cigalechanta--eau de noix is normally in the 25% to 30% range in alcohol content and would not be as strong as cognac. But the Italian version will reach the ranges of hard liquor. |
Any eaux de vie!
though, I have taken to port at home recently. |
I enjoy a good Limoncello..
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Another check in the Cognac column.
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Hi melissa,
A digestif should have mint in it: White Creme de Menthe. You could also have a creme de menthe mixed with limonade (French lemon soda). I think it is called Diablo Menthe. |
Calvados.
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chartreuse -- bless those monks anyway :D
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