Cocktails with Pineau des Charentes blanc
Pineau des Charentes blanc is a French mistelle from the Charentes: white grape must stopped with brandy before it can ferment, then aged in oak.
ABV16–22%
Substitutes for Pineau des Charentes blanc
Another white mistelle
Works one for one, such as Floc de Gascogne, Macvin du Jura or Pommeau.
White vin doux naturel
Such as Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. It is about as sweet, a little lighter and more perfumed with muscat.
Homemade replacement
Mix three parts white grape juice with two parts cognac. That lands at the drier end of Pineau.
Conventional white wine
Add about 7 ml of 2:1 sugar syrup for every 45 ml of wine, since the wine is dry and lower in alcohol.
Description
It ages at least 18 months, 12 of them in oak, and the grapes and the eau-de-vie must come from one estate.
Storage
Once open, keep it in the fridge and finish it within a few weeks.
