| Wine Distilled Liquors
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| | V.V.S.O.P and Grande Reserve are (cognacs
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| Distillation is the centuries-old process
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| | matured for at least five years; Extra,
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| used to produce alcohol. Heat is used to
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| | Napoleon, X.O., Tres eux, and Vieille
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| separate the components of a liquid, or
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| | Reserve are stored for six to 10 years in
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| mash, and as vaporization takes place the
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| | oak barrels.
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| vapors are cooled so they condense into
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| | Crappa
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| neutral spirits with little color, aroma,
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| | This clear, Italian spirit, about 80
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| or flavor.
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| | proof, is distilled from the remains Of
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| The distiller then blends this neutral
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| | the grapes used in wine production, the
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| spirit with other alcohol or flavorings
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| | stems, skins, and pits. Crappa made from
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| and may or may not leave it to mature, or
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| | white wine is dry and fiery, while that
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| age, until the desired flavor and aroma
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| | from red wine has a powerful flavor.
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| is achieved before bottling. Brandy and
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| | Although grappa is best known as an
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| clear, colorless grappa are two examples
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| | Italian spirit, versions of it are made
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| of spirits distilled from wine, which you
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| | in other countries, such as marc in
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| will find in most standard bar stocks.
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| | France.
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| The following are the best-known
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| | Marc
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| distillations from wine produced in
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| | This French pomace spirit is distilled
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| countries around the world.
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| | from the press residue resulting Irom
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| Armagnac
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| | wine production. Depending on the
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| Armagnac is a pale golden, fiery,
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| | variety, it either tastes powerful and
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| dry-tasting French brandy. Under French
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| | full flavored (marc de bourgogne) or
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| law, only white grapes from the
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| | light, dry, and very soft (marc de
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| Haut-Armagnac, Tenareze, and Bas-Armagnac
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| | champagne). The alcohol content is
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| regions of Gascony, in southwest France,
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| | between 80 and 90 proof. There is a
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| may be distilled for Armagnac. The
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| | flavor difference between marc made from
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| distillation takes place after the grape
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| | red-wine and white-wine residues. A small
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| harvest, which occurs between October and
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| | glass of marc, served neat, is aperfect
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| April. Unlike cognac, its younger cousin,
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| | digestive.
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| Armagnac has traditionally been made with
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| | Metaxa
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| only one distillation, but a recent
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| | The best-known Creek spirit, metaxa is
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| change in legislation means double
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| | distilled from black grapes. The alcohol
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| distillation is now allowed, speeding up
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| | content is about 80 proof. Stars on the
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| the maturation process, which takes place
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| | label tell you how long the liquor was
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| in oak barrels.
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| | aged. Three stars means three years; five
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| Three stars on the label mean it has had
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| | stars, five years; and seven stars, seven
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| at least two years' maturation; V.S.O.R,
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| | years. Bottles labeled as Private Reserve
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| at least five years; Napoleon and X.O.,
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| | have been matured for at least 20 years,
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| at least six years; and Hors d'Age at
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| | and have the smoothest flavor.
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| least 10 years in the barrel. A vintage
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| | Pisco
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| year on the label indicates the year of
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| | This very tangy, colorless brandy is the
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| the harvest. A vintage Armagnac is never
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| | national drink of Chile, and is the main
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| blended.
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| | ingredient in the refreshing cocktail
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| Brandy
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| | Pisco Sour. Produced from black grapes
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| First discovered in the middle of the
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| | with a high proportion of muscatel
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| thirteenth century in France as an
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| | grapes, it is matured in clay casks.
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| attempt to produce a medicinal drink,
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| | Weinbrand
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| brandy is now made around the world
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| | This German grape brandy, whose name
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| wherever grapes are grown. After two
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| | translates as "burned wine," is distilled
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| distillations, the clear, colorless
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| | using some wines from neighboring
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| alcohol is given its distinctive nutty
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| | countries, but legislation requires up to
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| brown color and flavor by aging in wood,
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| | 85 percent of the final product to be
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| often oak, barrels. The longer a brandy
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| | German. It must then be matured for six
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| ages, the more refined its flavor is
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| | months in oak casks holding a maximum of
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| judged to be. In the United States.
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| | 1,000 liters (about 2,600 gallons) each.
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| Cognac
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| | Old weinbrand must be cellared for a
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| Prehaps the best-known brandy in the
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| | minimum of 12 months.
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| world, cognac comes from a uprcific area
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| | If it is then at least 76 proof, it will
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| in western France centered around the
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| | receive an official reference number and
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| town of Cognac Hi ihe Charente region. To
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| | can be sold. Like cognac, weinbrand is
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| be labeled as "cognac," French
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| | double distilled. Weinbrand should be
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| legislation n|ircifies the brandy can
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| | served no warmer than room temperature,
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| only be made from specific white grapes
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| | and is best served in a brandy snifter.
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| winch are grown and later distilled
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| | If it is a little on the cool side,
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| within a strictly defined fid'graphical
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| | however, it does not matter because it
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| area.
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| | will quickly attain the correct
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| Cognac production is governed by old
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| | temperature through heat transferred from
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| traditions as well as the laws, so all
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| | the hands.
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| the brandy is distilled at least twice
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| least two years, during which time it
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| develops its rich, brown color. The end
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| label, also governed by law, explains the
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| | style.
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| maturity of the cognac.
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| Three stars or VS. means the cognac has
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| two years; V.S.O.R, Vieux, V.O, and
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