TOPSHOT - Jean-Christophe Lachaise, one of the last travelling distillers in the Meuse department, prepares his alembic distiller on February 15, 2019 in Ecouviez, northeastern France. - For nearly three decades, Jean-Christophe has been processing mirabelles, pears, grapes, plums, quinces, cherries in brandy. (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP)