Sunday, June 27, 2010

Cocktails with brandy

Brandy - a strong alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation of fermented (rabble), juice of fruits or berries with subsequent exposure. Brandy is produced from grapes, apples, apricots, cherries, plums, pears and other fruits and aged in oak barrels for at least three years.

The most important varieties of this drink is produced from grape brandy, apple brandy Calvados, Kirsch cherry brandy, pear brandy, William.

Cognac is the most famous of the known varieties of brandy. It is produced in the grape, and often has a term exposure of more than 50 years.

Although brandies are produced not only in France, officially, all drinks are kind called grape brandy. Vintage brandy with a long exposure does not use in the preparation of mixed drinks, and use in special glasses snifter in pure form.

In a mixture with other components used with ordinary cognacs aged for 3-5 years.

Successfully combining with most liquors, syrups, juices and other fillers, brandy as a basis for a cocktail provides rich opportunities for experimentation and provides scope for imagination.