

It’s clear in colour and produced in a variety of alcoholic strengths.


While the production of many spirits is often related to the making of medicinal remedies, the process has been refined to create a variety of distinct flavour profiles over the centuries. The distillation of spirits has a long history and is filled with many cultural references. The word spirits itself refers to all distilled beverages that have at least 20% ABV (15% ABV in Germany) and are low in sugar. The fortifying of wine, for example, can create port or brandy. Unlike wine and beer, which are only fermented, it’s the distillation that fortifies the spirits. Spirits are created through the distillation from other fermented ingredients, such as vegetables, fruits, various grains or even cactus juice. Grasset 27, DFP-II 420, Wine Spectator 30.Your ultimate guide to spirits online What are spirits?Īlcoholic spirits can be consumed by themselves or used as ingredients in cocktails and other mixed drinks. Reminiscent of his 1894 calendar for Belle Jardinière, in which he depicts women in a natural environment wearing dresses decorated with zodiac symbols, here, he depicts a young woman in a flowing dress picking apricots, the fruit from which this liqueur is made. Grasset's posters can roughly be divided into two types one includes a Symbolist or allegorical image of a woman, often amidst flowers or vegetation, while the other reflects the Pre-Raphaelite tradition, drawing their inspiration from scenes and characters from the Middle Ages. He worked in all aspects of the decorative arts, pioneering new illustration printing processes, designing furniture, plates, stained glass, textiles, jewelry and creating a new typeface known as "Le Grasset." He was also the first French theorist of Art Nouveau, publishing several books on the subject including La Plante et ses Applications Ornementales and Methode de Composition Ornementale. Grasset studied in Zürich and traveled around Europe before settling in Paris, where he became a major influence on the development of Art Nouveau. "The Art Nouveau archetype of woman is best exemplified in the work of three artists, Eugène Grasset, Alphonse Mucha and Paul Berthon" (Grasset p. Devambez, Paris.Ĭondition A-: minor creases, abrasions and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds minor creases in image.
