| Brandy & Cognac |
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| Brandy |
| Brandy is a potable spirit, distilled from a fermented mash of grapes or other fruit. Most brandy is distilled from wine. White wine, made from white grapes, is used most often. Wine that has recently finished its fermentation process makes the best brandy. An aged wine, even if it is of superior quality, won't make a good brandy. |
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VSOP (Very Special Old Pale) |
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XO (Extra Old) |
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XS (Extra Smooth) |
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| Cognac & Similar... |
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| Armagnac |
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| Definition: A grape brandy grown and shipped exclusively from the Armagnac district in the southwestern part of France, near the Pyrenees Mountains. Although it is known as one of the greatest brandies, the soil of the district, the production process, and the fact that most brands are unblended make it a brandy distinctive of Cognac. |
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| Armagnac de Montal |
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St. Vivant Armagnac |
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| Calvados |
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| Definition: Dry, apple-flavored brandy, which is named after a town in the Normandy region of France. Substitute apple cider, brandy, or sweet cooking wine. |
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| Boulard Calvados |
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| Grappa |
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| Definition: Grappa, also known as Grappa Wine, is an Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof. It is made from the distillation of pomace (also called marc), i.e., the pieces of grapes (including the stems and seeds) that were pressed for the winemaking process. It was originally made to prevent wastage by using the leftovers at the end of the wine season. It quickly became commercialised and mass-produced and sold to the world. |
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| Francoli Grappa Bianca |
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Francoli Grappa Ghemme |
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| Slivovitz |
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| Definition: Slivovitz (Serbo-Croatian: šljivovica, Polish: śliwowica, both pronounced roughly like "shlee-vo-vee-tsah"; Romanian: ţuică, pălincă or şliboviţă) is a strong aromatic alcoholic beverage made of distilled fermented plum juice which is bright yellow in color. It is similar to brandy and sometimes called plum brandy in English. It's one of the liquors known as raki or rakija. |
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| Maraska Slivovitz |
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