Water of Life (Brandy)
Feb 1, 2009
In any restaurant or bar, looking at the wine map, you see that more than half of the list - this is a brand. The reason for this phenomenon is very simple - the concept of «brandy» too blurred, it means almost any of the alcoholic grape juice.
His name was on this kind of drinks from the Dutch word branwin, which translates as «burning wine». Indeed, the first sugar in alcohol were burned in order to increase its shelf life in the distant traffic. But later it was noticed that the drink is much more palatable. Then the technology to produce steel add distillation, which placed the blame more new flavors. This combination is so pleased to consumers that the recipe came to the manufacture of our times in virtually unaltered.
Each nation has its own manufacturing techniques brandy taste of the drink may vary depending on the feedstock, the method of distillation, aging conditions. But the classic method of production of the drink like a brandy. It is not saying that every brandy - brandy, but not everyone Brandy - Brandy. That is why ordering brandy in England, you can get Armagnac, Calvados, or any other beverage of this type.
Because of the fact that the so-called «water of life» includes too many drinks, it does not develop standards and regulations and determine its quality can only be to the taste. Generally, all brands can be divided into 3 basic categories: wine, fruit and brandy from vyzhimok.
Grape brandy is considered a classic and has no special markings on the label. If the drink was made from a fruit, you will see relevant text, such as «apple brandy». However, manufacturers have thought up another way to get the wine - of vyzhimok. Learning to extrude grapes, humanity has found the use of even the skin and semechkam. The French began to distill using distiller, a product called the «brand». France marks are regulated alcohol, meet certain requirements. They can be produced only in certain territories and called on behalf of the region, where they produce, or a famous vineyard.
Today, brandy is made in many countries, it produces virtually all of the creators of sherry and port, and kept in the same barrels. Even the term appeared as «heresny brandy». Despite the fact that apparently the quality of these drinks is difficult, very often they compete with cognac and armanyakom, the difference is only in the price and place of origin.
Regardless of raw materials, all brands can be: strong (with alcohol content of 80-90%), which are used to make fortified wines, grappa (70-80% alcohol) that are required to use razbavlyayutsya water and conventional brands (with the percentage of alcohol 57-75%). It was the last to be known as the type and beverage brands, which we see for sale.
Is worth mentioning the most famous brands of the drink. In Italy, the benchmark brand is the company Bouton and Stock 84 (this is a strange name of the company received from the creator - Lionello flow, which in 1984 built a distillery in the Mediterranean). In Greece, valued brand Metaxa, on the basis of mixed spirits, wine and candy. Spaniards are proud of drinks from Ribero and Ferreira, who kept in barrels from the port.
It should be noted that any brandy drunk at didzhestiv, ie after the meal. It is believed that the successful completion of a feast - this cup brandy or cognac, accompanied by a cigar. It is not so complete lunches and dinners British lords, they knew that any meal with didzhestivom leaves a pleasant feeling.
His name was on this kind of drinks from the Dutch word branwin, which translates as «burning wine». Indeed, the first sugar in alcohol were burned in order to increase its shelf life in the distant traffic. But later it was noticed that the drink is much more palatable. Then the technology to produce steel add distillation, which placed the blame more new flavors. This combination is so pleased to consumers that the recipe came to the manufacture of our times in virtually unaltered.
Each nation has its own manufacturing techniques brandy taste of the drink may vary depending on the feedstock, the method of distillation, aging conditions. But the classic method of production of the drink like a brandy. It is not saying that every brandy - brandy, but not everyone Brandy - Brandy. That is why ordering brandy in England, you can get Armagnac, Calvados, or any other beverage of this type.
Because of the fact that the so-called «water of life» includes too many drinks, it does not develop standards and regulations and determine its quality can only be to the taste. Generally, all brands can be divided into 3 basic categories: wine, fruit and brandy from vyzhimok.
Grape brandy is considered a classic and has no special markings on the label. If the drink was made from a fruit, you will see relevant text, such as «apple brandy». However, manufacturers have thought up another way to get the wine - of vyzhimok. Learning to extrude grapes, humanity has found the use of even the skin and semechkam. The French began to distill using distiller, a product called the «brand». France marks are regulated alcohol, meet certain requirements. They can be produced only in certain territories and called on behalf of the region, where they produce, or a famous vineyard.
Today, brandy is made in many countries, it produces virtually all of the creators of sherry and port, and kept in the same barrels. Even the term appeared as «heresny brandy». Despite the fact that apparently the quality of these drinks is difficult, very often they compete with cognac and armanyakom, the difference is only in the price and place of origin.
Regardless of raw materials, all brands can be: strong (with alcohol content of 80-90%), which are used to make fortified wines, grappa (70-80% alcohol) that are required to use razbavlyayutsya water and conventional brands (with the percentage of alcohol 57-75%). It was the last to be known as the type and beverage brands, which we see for sale.
Is worth mentioning the most famous brands of the drink. In Italy, the benchmark brand is the company Bouton and Stock 84 (this is a strange name of the company received from the creator - Lionello flow, which in 1984 built a distillery in the Mediterranean). In Greece, valued brand Metaxa, on the basis of mixed spirits, wine and candy. Spaniards are proud of drinks from Ribero and Ferreira, who kept in barrels from the port.
It should be noted that any brandy drunk at didzhestiv, ie after the meal. It is believed that the successful completion of a feast - this cup brandy or cognac, accompanied by a cigar. It is not so complete lunches and dinners British lords, they knew that any meal with didzhestivom leaves a pleasant feeling.
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