Things to know about Brandy

 

Brandy Market

Brandy is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from wine or fermented fruit mash. The term is usually used to refer to the grape product; brandies prepared from wines or fermented mashes of other fruits are usually identifiable by the name of the fruit. Brandies are normally aged, with the exception of specific fruit kinds known as white types. The addition of a caramel solution darkens the colour, while ageing in wooden vessels deepens the colour to amber. The use of paraffin-lined casks or earthenware keeps the original clear colour. Brandy used to fortify sherry, Madeira, and other dessert wines has about 80–95 percent alcohol by volume; beverage brandy contains approximately 50 percent alcohol by volume; brandy used to fortify sherry, Madeira, and other dessert wines includes about 80–95 percent alcohol by volume. Brandy, like all other distilled spirits, does not improve after bottling.

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Most countries that produce wine also produce brandy. Cognac, from the Charente and Charente-Maritime départements of France, is often regarded as the best of all brandies, while Armagnac, from the Gers region, is also highly regarded. Brandy is produced in Spain's sherry-producing regions and Portugal's port-producing regions. Metaxa, which is sweetened and frequently darkened with caramel, and ouzo, which is colourless and flavoured with anise or licorice, are two types of Greek brandy. The character of American brandy, which is primarily manufactured in California, is neutral and homogeneous. Pisco is made mostly in Peru and is made from muscat wines. The French eau-de-vie de marc, which is well known in Burgundy, and grappa, an unaged, sharp-tasting brandy produced in both Italy and California, are two examples of brandies distilled from grape pomace, or marc, the residue left in the winepress after grape pressing.

Calvados, from the Calvados region of France, and applejack, from the United States, are both apple brandies made from fermented cider. Framboise, distilled from raspberries, and fraise, distilled from strawberries, are both popular in the Alsatian region of France. Other fruit brandies include slivovitz, a golden-brown plum brandy produced in various Balkan countries; barack palinka, Hungary's best-known apricot brandy; kirschwasser, or kirsch, distilled from cherries produced primarily in Alsace, Germany, and Switzerland; and the French plum wines, including Mirabelle, made from plums grown in Alsace and Lorraine.