Aqua Vitae

Aqua vitae translates as ‘the water of life’ – one of the original names given to distilled spirits. While not used much anymore (understandably, Latin died out hundreds of years ago), some of the terms now used for spirits stem from it or are direct translations, for example, the way the French use the term ‘Eau De Vie’ for Fruit Brandies as well as the distillates that are blended to create Cognac.