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Brandy has a long history, as early as the 13th century, a kind of brandy
was being made from wine in both Spain and Italy. The French did not begin
making this spirit until more than 100 years later.
In the 17th century, traders from northern Europe, particularly Netherlands,
came to the port of La Rochelle to take delivery of the consignments of
salt. They took some of the region's thin, acidic wine with them. To save
space in the ship's hold, the wines were boiled to reduce their volume by
evaporation and then, reconstituted with water. However, it came to be
noticed that the Charnete wines actually benefited from this process. It was
but a short step from there to actual distillation.
Early brandy making techniques utilised boiling vats of wine covered with
absorbent materials like sheep's wool to perform the process of
distillation. Because alcohol has a lower boiling point than water, the
alcohol vapours would rise and be absorbed by the wool. The wool was
subsequently removed from time to time to obtain the alcohol distillate.
At the beginning of the 18th century some people came to realize that
plums too are suitable for making quality brandies. The overproduction of
plums had motivated local farmers to establish in 1894 the distillery in
Vizovice
Apple Brandy Highball
- 2 oz Apple Brandy
- Ginger Ale or Club Soda
- Ice
Fill a highball glass 1/2 full with ice. Pour brandy over ice. Fill with
ginger ale or club soda. Add a twist of lemon
Brandy Alexander
- 1/2 oz Brown Creme de Cacao
- 1/2 oz Brandy
- 1/2 oz Heavy Cream
- Ice (cracked)
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Cherry Blossom
- 1 1/2 oz Brandy
- 1/2 oz Cherry-flavored Brandy
- 1 1/2 tsp Triple Sec
- 1 1/2 tsp Grenadine
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- Ice
Moistened the rim of a glass with cherry brandy and dip it into powdered
sugar. Shake ingredients ice and strain into the glass. Add a maraschino
cherry on top.
Yellow Parrot
- 1 oz. Brandy
- 1 oz. Pernod
- 1 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker and pour into chilled cocktail
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