French Onion Soup | Maine Spirits

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Brandy
• 1 cup Dry Vermouth
• 10 medium yellow onions, peeled and sliced very thin
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tsp sugar
• 8 cups beef stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 sprigs thyme, leaves removed and chopped
• 1 baguette
• 8 oz Gruyère cheese, grated