Mistelle

thumb|right|220 px|Ratafià of Andorno Micca|Andorno, Italy Ratafia is a broad term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverages, a flavouring essence whose taste resembles bitter almonds, later to a ratafia flavoured biscuit, a biscuit to be eaten along with ratafia, and later still, to a cherry variety.

French wine

sweet apéritif made from a blend of grape juice and Armagnac

Regional aperitif of western France

thumb|223x223px|A glass of Pommeau de Normandie. Pommeau is an alcoholic drink made in north-western France by mixing apple juice with apple brandy: Calvados in Normandy (') or lambig in Brittany (').