Brandy and Eau de Vie Are Seriously Uncool — Unless You’re a Bartender

Brandy and Eau de Vie Are Seriously Uncool — Unless You’re a Bartender

In early March, Draga Culic, founder and CEO of Blacklisted Brandy, attended an International Women’s Day pop-up spotlighting female-founded brands in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. In addition to sampling sips of her Serbian rakija, or fruit brandy, she poured a bespoke Pear Martini with her pear brandy, honey syrup, and fresh grapefruit and lemon juices, modestly rimmed with pink salt. “That cocktail was, like, viral in the room,” Culic rec…