Brandies Brandies Apricot brandy is a liquor distilled from fermented apricot juice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apricot brandy"
Ararat is an Armenian brandy. It is made from selected Caucasian wines and spring water. In Russia, it is known under the name Armjanskij Konjak, however the concept of Cognac belongs to France in the world market. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ararat (brandy)"
Armagnac, the region of France, has given its name to its distinctive kind of brandy or eau de vie, made of the same grapes as Cognac and undergoing the same aging in oak barrels, but without double distillation. Armagnac production is overseen by a Bureau National Interprofessionel de l'Armagnac (BNIA). ...more on Wikipedia about "Armagnac (drink)"
Bejois is a make of brandy in India, most popular in that country's southern states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bejois"
Borovička (Boh-roh-witch-kah; ) also known as Juniper brandy is a Slovak national alcoholic beverage. It is distilled from Juniperus communis. Slovaks say that when you drink pure borovička you have the smallest hangover you can imagine. But mostly it is consumed with beer. In its home country, borovička is the most consumed distillate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Borovička"
Braastad (also known as Tiffon) is a brand of cognac. The name Braastad was introduced when Sverre Braastad ( 1879 – 1979) from Gjøvik, Norway, married the daughter of cognac producer Tiffon, Edith Rousseau, in 1913, and took over Tiffon, founded by Médéric Rousseau in 1875. ...more on Wikipedia about "Braastad"
Brandy (short for brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn—fire wine) is a general term for distilled wine, usually 40–60% ethyl alcohol by volume. In addition to wine, this spirit can also be made from grape pomace or fermented fruit juice. Unless specified otherwise, brandy is made from grape wine. It is normally consumed as an after-dinner drink. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brandy"
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Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Lower Normandy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Calvados (spirit)"
Cognac ( IPA: [k*n'j æk] where * is ɒ, oʊ, ɑ:, or ɔ:), named after the town of Cognac in France, is a kind of brandy, which must be produced in the region surrounding the town. The wine to be distilled must be made from Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc or Colombard grapes. It must be distilled twice in copper pot stills and aged at least 2 1/2 years in oak barrels in order to be called "cognac". ...more on Wikipedia about "Cognac (drink)"
Courvoisier is a type of cognac. Courvoisier is famous for being the favorite drink of Napoleon who always kept several barrels while campaigning in Europe. He also ensured the cognac was sent with him to Saint Helena and Elba during his exile and banishment. The first company to produce Courvoisier was established by Felix Courvoisier in 1835. ...more on Wikipedia about "Courvoisier"
Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cut brandy"
Eau de vie is a French term for a colourless brandy distilled from fermented fruit juice. It is distilled from young fruit and rarely aged in wooden casks, thus preserving the freshness and aroma of the fruit. Typical spirits in this category are kirschwasser, a cherry-based beverage or framboise, which is made from raspberries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eau de vie"
Grappa, also known as Grappa Wine, is an Italian grape-based spirit of between 40% and 50% alcohol by volume (80 to 100 proof). It is made from the distillation of pomace (for which one occasionally sees the French word marc), i.e., the residue 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, mass-produced, and sold to the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grappa"
Hennessy is a leading manufacturer of cognac, a type of distilled wine (' Brandy'). ...more on Wikipedia about "Hennessy"
Martell is a leading manufacturer of Cognac, founded by Jean Martell in 1715. It was sold in 1988 by the Firino-Martell family to Seagram and again in 2002 to the Pernod Ricard Group, which also owns the Cognac brands Bisquit and Renault. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martell"
Palinka (Rusyn:палинка; Hungarian: pálinka; Romanian: palincă) is a traditional type of brandy that is produced in Hungary, Carpathian Ruthenia and in the Transylvania region of Romania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palinka"
Pisco (from Quechua: pisqu, little bird) is a liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of South America. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Peru and Chile. The iconic cocktail in these countries is the pisco sour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pisco"
Pomace brandy is a liquor distilled from pomace wine. Examples include the Italian grappa and the French marc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pomace brandy"
Rémy Martin is a cognac ( brandy from the Cognac region of France) originally produced by Rémy Martin, a French winemaker, who founded the company in 1724. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rémy Martin"
Ţuică (in Romanian ), also called şliboviţă or rachiu, is a traditional Romanian alcoholic beverage, usually made from fruit (mostly plums, but also apples or cherry plums), or from the leftovers remaining from wine making, in which case it's called ţuică de borhot. It is very popular among Romanians, as according to tradition, no meal may start without a shot of ţuică. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ţuică"
Tzuica (Romanian: Ţuică) is the name of a popular Romanian alcoholic drink produced by distilling the plums juice, sometimes mixed with different other fruits (pears especially). ...more on Wikipedia about "Tzuica"
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