It burned a bit, but tasted much like a fruit brandy.

Many countries produce similar fruit brandies which are listed here by their local names:

Apples are used along with pears to make a fruit brandy called Obstwasser.

Marillenschnaps, also called Marillenbrand, is a fruit brandy made from apricots.

There's a sweet porter some folks like, spring wine, and a fruit brandy that's a killer.

True fruit brandies are among the most exotic and expensive of all alcoholic beverages.

Americans are mostly unfamiliar with true fruit brandy.

The more popular fruit brandies are better known, too, by their European - usually French - names.

When it ran out, they switched to raw-tasting fruit brandies.

Slivovitz is a strong fruit brandy made from plums.