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The History and Types of Aperitifs

An apéritif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite, and is therefore usually dry rather than sweet. Common...

About Aperitifs

Aperitifs - Introduced in 1846, aperitif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite and also facilitat...

The Vintage Range

At Spirits of France, we are fortunate enough to have access to hundreds of products which no other Australian retailer can source. Introduc...

About Armagnac

Armagnac is located in the Gascony region. In 1909, Armagnac was categorised into three different regions, being Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac Tenarèze, H...

About Calvados

Calvados (Cahl vah dos) is the authentic apple (and pear) brandy, made in Normandy, north west of France. The Varieties are cider (and pear) apples...

About Cognac

Cognac (pronounce CONIAK) is the most famous brandy in the world. Cognac is made in the Charente region, on the east cost of France, just north of ...

Prohibition Gin - Proudly Australian

When Prohibition started in 1920 in the USA, an industry was born... to bring the people what they wanted. Gin was the liquor of choice for clandes...

About Marcs, Fines and Fruit Spirits (Eau de Vie)

Eau de Vie is a generic term to described pure fruit distillates: pear william, abricot, cherry or raspberry are all popular fruit spirits. Much ra...

What is Tequila?

How is Tequila Made? Tequila is believed to have originated in the 1600s when the Spanish colonists invaded South America. Don Pedro Sánchez de Tag...

The Essential Spirits Needed for a Home Bar in 2022

It’s Covid, one day you can go to a bar, the next you can’t… So rather than waiting to see what you're allowed to do next week, you’ve decided, onc...

Armagnac vs Cognac

Sipping a glass of good brandy is a classic and fancy way to treat yourself. In France, the Cognac and Armagnac regions produced some of the b...

How To Choose the Best Whisky as a Beginner

Written by: Mikayla Newman Whisky is a multilayered spirit that may not go down your throat easy the first time. But once you appreciate the ton...

Classic Ways to Drink Gin

Written by: Mikayla Newman Made of antioxidant-loaded berries, you probably should probably think about stashing some bottles of Christian Droui...

7 Reasons Why Tequila Is Good For You

Written by: Mikayla Newman Most of the time, too much tequila and trouble go in tandem. But when consumed in moderation, tequila has benefi...

The Truth About Cider...

The Truth about Traditional Cider: Traditionally, Le cidre de pomme francais (French cider) by law, is made by the partial or total wild ferment...

What is Absinthe?

Absinthe is a strongly alcoholic aperitif made from alcohol and distilled herbs or herbal extracts, chief amongst them grand wormwood (Artemisia ab...

Distilleries et Domaines De Provence - A true French Absinthe

All true absinthe's are bitter to some degree (due to the presence of absinthe, extracted from the wormwood) and are therefore usually served wi...

Summum Vodka - Vodka inspired from Cognac

SUMMUM VODKA is an authentic, handcrafted vodka, imported from France (made in the region of Cognac, France) and produced by a passionate master-di...

Multi awarded Pastis from Lemercier Distillery - 1811 Pastis

Pastis 1811 is a truly traditional Pastis, produced by the distillation and maceration of various seeds and plants (wormwood, mugwort, gentian, liq...

SPICY BEACH COCKTAIL WITH BEACH HOUSE SPICED RUM & PIMENTO DRINK

From Mauritius and France comes a refreshing and easy to make cocktail to spice up your day. The Spicy Beach Cocktail combines two products that...

About Rum

Rum is a spirit that’s distilled either from fermented molasses (a viscous by-product of the sugar industry where most of the aromatics have been l...