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Brandy

Any wine made from grapes and various fruits through fermentation, distillation and other processes. Its preparation method is to put the materials produced in the above process into wooden barrels and store them for many years to make them mature. So the predecessor of brandy is actually white wine. White wine, which is made in France and is made from grapes and various fruits, is collectively called brandy after fermentation and distillation. Its preparation method is to put the materials produced in the above process into wooden barrels and store them for many years to make them mature. So the predecessor of brandy is actually white wine. The white wine made in France is the best, and naturally French brandy is also the first.

It is said that in the 16th century or even earlier, when the brandy trade just started, the distillation technology used in perfume production had not been used in wine. At that time, at the pier of CHARENTE River in France, LA ROCHELLE and the Netherlands were very prosperous in wine trading. This kind of business is realized by this sea transportation. But because of the war, the danger is great, and losses are of course common.

the whole case of wine takes up a lot of space in the cabin. So a clever Dutch businessman came up with a wonderful method, which is to remove the water from wine and concentrate it into alcohol. This way, when it is transported to the Netherlands, it will not take up space, and the loss will not be too great in case of war. After arriving at the destination, it will become the original wine by adding water.

But when the businessman arrived in Holland, his friends tried this concentrated wine, and found it delicious, but it tasted bad after being mixed with water. So the businessman decided to sell it as wine. The Dutch call this kind of wine "BRANDE WINE", which means combustible wine. BRANDY is also simplified from the original Dutch word.

what's the difference between COGNAC brandy and ordinary brandy?

Cognac is actually an ancient town along the CHARENTE River in southwest France, and it is also the most famous grape producing area. It is endowed with unique advantages, and it is suitable for grape cultivation regardless of climate and soil. Therefore, the wines and brandies brewed by grapes in this area are collectively called cognac to show their preciousness.

in order to ensure the quality of brandy, the French government has made very strict regulations on the name of cognac: only the brandy produced in the cognac area and brewed in the area can be named as cognac.

The * * of Cognac District is divided into six planting areas, and the quality of the wine produced is also different. The sequence is as follows:

1. Grand Champagne

2. Small Champagne-Petite Champagne

3. Marginal area-Borderies

4. Planting area-Fine Bois

5. Excellent planting area-Bonsbois

. The distiller includes a large pot with a convex lid on it to collect alcohol vapor. A tube is connected to the top of the lid to take up the alcohol, so that it can be used as an umbrella.

ARMAGNAC, another ancient French brandy, has been distilled in GASCONY for 5 years. Armagnac brandy is usually stored in oak barrels for at least three years.

Brandy needs to be aged in oak barrels to make the wine more mellow. In this process, the texture of oak plays a great role. Therefore, the choice of wood and the manufacture of barrels are also very particular. The best brandies are made from many brandies of different ages and sources. The types and proportions of them are kept secret by winemakers. The bottle neck of cognac is printed with a star seal, from 1 star to 5 stars respectively indicating the storage age; In addition, the omitted letters are used to indicate the quality, such as: E/EXCELLENT

F/FINE

V/VERY good

O/OLD ancient

E/EXTRA special

P/PALE

S/SUPERIOR good

, among which, V．S．O stored for 7-1 years; X.o storage for 15 years; X stored for more than 4 years; S.f means good and virtuous. However, because the standards of different companies are different, you don't have to trust it too much. Cognac can be used to make cocktails and other drinks. No matter what kind of wine it is mixed with, cognac always keeps its unique flavor.

fruit brandy

all mixed wines made from fruits, herbs, spices and other materials are collectively called "fruit brandy". We put the name of the fruit in front, plus brandy, which is the name of this wine.

For example, almond brandy is a light yellow sweet wine made from almond fruit; BLACK BERRY BRANDY is a dark brown sweet wine made of blackberries. ORANGE BRANDY is a transparent wine with orange flavor. However, there are also sweet wines made from other kinds of citrus with red and yellow colors; There are also CALVADOS made of apples with yellow and red colors.

Whisky -WHISKY

It is said that it comes from the "water of life" made by the indigenous inhabitants of England and Ireland. The original finished product is sweeter than the present one because it is used as a tonic to eliminate fatigue.

There are "MALT" whiskies (scotch whisky and Irish whisky); Bourbon (é é); There are three kinds of "CORN".

Scotch whisky is brownish yellow with reddish color, clear and bright, and has a burning smell. Its manufacturing process is generally to soak barley in water, produce malt, then process and grind it, and become wort after starch enzymatic treatment. In this process, the malt needs to be dried, and the baking method of open flame smoking is the cause of the slightly smoky and burnt scotch whisky. Then add yeast into wort, put it into distiller for several times after fermentation 2, extract 7%-8% alcohol from it, and store it in oak barrels to make it mature. In the meantime, the alcohol content of scotch whisky will weaken moderately, and become amber, which is more mellow and delicious. Whisky can be drunk after more than five years, finished wine after seven to eight years, high-quality finished wine after fifteen to twenty years, and the quality of whiskey after more than twenty years will decline. Irish whiskey, on the other hand, retains the ancient brewing technology, has no smoky taste, and has a long and soft taste, which is more suitable for making mixed wine. Corn whisky is mainly produced in the United States and Canada. Its raw materials are corn and other miscellaneous grains.

Generally speaking, whisky has a unique aroma. It is said that this aroma is a combination of the aroma of sherry and the red fruit of fir trees.

Vodka

This is a unique wine in Russia, which is said to have come from the era of Tsar Peter the Great. It is a wine made of barley, wheat, rye or potato as raw materials, plus malt brewing and distillation. The alcohol content is about 7% or more, and the winter in Russia is cold and long, so we can know why Futega has such a high alcohol content.

This wine must pass through birch charcoal after distillation, which can not only remove impure components, but also make the wine absorb the sweetness of charcoal. Therefore, vodka is colorless and tasteless.

After enjoying the rich Russian appetizer, it is a way for vodka lovers to drink pure wine directly. However, this colorless and tasteless wine has been widely used as the base wine of cocktails in recent years. Especially when it is mixed with fruit juice, it can better reflect the flavor of fruit juice, and it is cooler and cleaner, such as the familiar SCREWDRIVER.

Vermouth

is also called APERITIF. It is a kind of white wine as raw material, plus sugar, plus various medicinal flavors, spices and enhancers, such as cornflower, clove, fennel and so on. There are two kinds of this wine: SWEET VERRMOUTH, or ITALIA VERMOUTH. Its wine color is strong; The spicy one is called DRY VERMOUTH or FRANCE VERMOUTH. It is a mixed wine with light color and less sweetness. Drinking before meals can promote appetite and eliminate fatigue.

rum -RUM

Generally, alcohol is fermented from fruits and cereals. Langmu, on the other hand, is a kind of wine which is matured by the indigenous people in tropical areas using sugarcane as raw material, fermenting molasses and distilling it. Ram in JAMAICA used to be famous. Its clean taste and style are very popular, whether it is pure drink or as the base wine of cocktails. There are two kinds of rum: WHITE RUM and DARK RUM. The latter is also used to prepare snacks because of its strong smell of burnt sucrose. Some people mix it with COCA—COLA, which can give full play to its characteristics.

port -PORT

port is produced in Portugal. Because it contains natural sugar, it is easy to eat. RUBY PORT tastes mellow and comfortable; The aged TAWNY PORT is even more fragrant.

liqueur

is a sweet wine with low alcohol content and particularly rich aroma, which can prevent bad breath, so it is also called NIGHT—CAP. These wines are usually based on the address of Prynne, adding the fragrance of flowers, fruits and grass charcoal plants, exquisite doping and long-term aging, making Lijiao wine mellow and strong.

another name for liqueur is CREME DE. It has many kinds, such as yellow sweet wine made from pineapple, called Creme de Ananas; The light brown sweet wine made from almond fruit is called Creme de Apricot. Light yellow sweet wine made of bananas is called Creme de banana. A brown wine made from Moore coffee is called Creme de Mocha. There is also a CREME DE VIOLET made of violet flower oil and molasses.

1. Peppermint wine -PEEPPERMINT

, also called CREME DE MINT, is a new kind of wine which is made by adding mint leaves, lemon peel and other medicinal materials into alcohol and distilling them, and then throwing them into a new bucket to help the orioles shed their silly scenes and get rid of their fatigue. It tastes sweet and greasy, and its unique mint fragrance can be compared with VERMOUTH containing concentrated absinthe juice, which is a typical liqueur.

It is said that this wine is very effective when you have indigestion or fullness. In addition, it is an evening wine suitable for ladies to drink.

2. Cocoa wine -CREME DE CACAO

is a liqueur made of cocoa beans. It comes in two colors: brown and white. The vegetable oil contained in cocoa beans has the effect of beautifying the skin and treating the liver, so it is deeply loved by women.

3. Danziger

Its preparation method is very strange. In addition to soaking cocoa powder, lemon peel, cardamom flower and cinnamon bark in alcohol for distillation, molasses is added and some gold and platinum are mixed. Therefore, its finished product is not only rich and sweet, but also rich and charming in color.

It is said that Danzig is a symbol of the identity of the drinker in the upper class of Japan.

4. Citrus wine -CURACAO

There is a Dutch territory, CURACAO, off the coast of VENEZUELA in the United States. Citrus is a specialty of this island. The wine made from this raw material is called citrus wine. It is mainly made of orange peel, rum, port wine, sugar and brandy, and has three colors: red, white and blue. The red one is called ORANGE CURACCAO, which slightly drives a little bitterness; White wine without bitterness is called white curacao; The blue one is called BLUE CURAAO.

Citrus-flavored wine can stimulate appetite and strengthen stomach. Because of its rich and plump taste and refreshing and fragrant aroma of citrus, it is also used as New Year's wine to drink.

5. Dangjiu-BENEDICTINE d.o.m

This kind of wine was created by Benedictine, a Catholic monk, in the early 16th century. Because he is so pious, he uses the honorific words of D·O·M (dedicated to the supreme Lord) as the trademark of wine.

It is a wine with high alcohol content (4% VOL), sufficient sugar, good aroma and taste, and also has the effects of relieving fatigue and invigorating stomach. Its preparation method is probably pickled with lemon peel, cardamom, hyssop, wormwood, mint, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, arnica and other herbs and spices.

gin -GIN

gin is a kind of reprocessed wine. Its raw material is barley or rye. In the manufacturing process, the fruit of juniper is placed at the outlet of the distiller, which will absorb the strong taste of juniper when alcohol passes through, so gin is also called "gin". The prepared gin does not need to be distilled again, and is made from sesame oil or other flavor materials of Sabina plants.

It is generally believed that gin originated in the Netherlands. It is said that in 16, a professor stumbled upon gin while conducting medical research. However, people in China cite a poem from the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago, "Pine leaves are like wine, how much will be brewed in spring", and think that gin is their invention.

In fact, it is entirely due to Britain that gin can achieve its present achievements. In particular, the "LONDON DRY GIN" made by the British is very famous. DRY refers to wine with spicy taste as usual. However, not all gin is spicy, but there are also sweet wines like "OLD TOM GIN".

However, not everyone will agree with the strong juniper aroma of gin, but because of its bland smell, it tastes quite touching when mixed with other wines or juices. And the price is quite cheap. Therefore, pink lady, which is widely used in cocktails and blended with it as the base wine, is the most famous and charming.

Bitters

is a bitter drink made from this herb. When making cocktails, they are used as spices and medicinal flavors. At that time, when you are drunk, you can also put 1/4 of the bitter juice and 4/5 of the water in LIQUER GLASS and mix them well before drinking. It also has the functions of stimulating appetite and strengthening stomach.