Possible Clues:

• That might make one lively and b- - - randy in France
• French spirits, especially brandy
• Water of life, like brandy
• Fruit brandy
• The spirit of France makes one b--- randy
• It's not dead water that makes one so spirited
• That's enough to make one B-- randy in France
• Water of life or brandy - in France
• Is that what makes the French so b----randy?
• Liquor makes English poet almost totally foul - litre disposed of!