Brandy
Brandy, Cognac and Armagnac Brandy is known as “ Burnt Wine “ in a expression derived from Dutch word “Brandewijn” meaning burnt. Brandy, in its broadest definition, is a spirit made from fruit juice or fruit pulp and skin. Brandy can be divided into three broad categories: 1 - GRAPE BRANDY : Brandy made from fermented grape juice and crushed grape skin and seeds. 2 - FRUIT BRANDY : It is term used for brandies which are made from fermenting juices of fruits other than grapes. 3 - POMACE : Brandy made from pressed grape skin, pulp and seeds the residue which remains after all the juice has been extracted for wine. How brandy is made? Brandy is made by a simple process of distillation of the products described above. It is created in a still to leave the water and remove the alcoholic vapour which condenses back into liquid form as it cools. So, Brandy is distilled from a fermented mash of grapes or other fruit. These brandies, aged in oak casks, are u