Mirror mirror, tell me, who is the best brandy in the world
If it were not for people who are particularly familiar with the wine, brandy would be in the same category as wine, and there would be an unpurified distinction between brandy and whiskey, which, after all, all look amber-coloured, and the bouquet of wine。
It does not seem important to know the difference between drinking with friends, drinking with drunks, and caring about the second round。
In short, brandy is highly distilled from fruits such as grapes, while whiskey is from grains such as barley and maize。
Historically, european aristocrats have been dominated by brandy, while whiskey has been a slave until the late nineteenth century, when its quality stabilized, and it began to be recognized by mainstream society。
British prime minister churchill had mentioned that his father only loved brandy and believed that whiskey was without class and could not enter the hall of grace。
Following the reform and opening up of mainland china, brandy and whiskey have landed, especially in places such as guangdong and fujian, the first marketing place being the nighthouse。
"the good things happen when the heads go off."
There was also one of the highest-profile wines at the time, the royal cannon。
Twenty-one years of royal cannon
In fact, there's a big difference between the head of the horse being brandy and the royal cannon being whiskey。
We can refer in detail to the previous article: whiskey and brandy
Blue belts and blue cards, too。
The former is a brandy product under the martelle flag, while the latter is a whiskey product under the johnny hutcha flag。
All right, let's get back to business. Let's go over the brandy。
Brandy originates in france and is based on grapes, which, after distillation and fermentation, have been in oak drums for many years. These years, in addition to grapes, there are other fruits, such as apples, which are used as raw materials for brandy。
Cognac
French brandy is particularly well known in the cognac-producing area, where only the legally produced brandy can use the name “cognac” or “cognac”, so many people, even on social platforms, equated it with brandy, which is not technically accurate。
Today's dry cognac is just one of the most famous, or the most famous, of the entire cognac family, all of whom are known to be from this area。
Yamada brandy
In addition to this, there is the armagnac brandy, which is a brandy in the yamama area of france。
It's been a long time since yamama's brandy, dating back to the 13th century。
Unlike the rural areas, which are large and transnational liquor groups, the yamama region is a small bar, with a total annual production of more than 6 million bottles, the vast majority of brands have never heard of. They are like laubade, darroze, etc。
Some brandy lovers like different paths, especially yamama brandy, who, after all, can buy more years at the same price and who doesn't
Spanish brandy
In addition to the french brandy, the spanish brandy is also gaining market attention. By definition, this is a brandy made in spain. Like carlos, soo, and so on, it's all spanish brandy。
Unlike the french brandy, spanish brandy has a sweet taste, like sherry。
Say the year of brandy。
Unlike the year when whiskey is indicated directly in the overpack of the bottle, brandy is marked by letters, and the term “xo”, which is often referred to, is one of the levels of the french cognac. In addition, there are vs, vsop, xxo。
Vs indicates that at least two years old in oak drums, at least four years for vsop and 10 years for xo。
In 2019, martelly released xxo, at least 14 years in oak drums。
The french cognac is widely known, not only for its long time and much advertising, but also for its elegant, fine and richness, as it is a well-deserved king。
Four kings of cognac, france:
Cognac is located in the south-west of france, north of bordeaux, a well-known french wine-producing area. The country is divided into six major child-producing areas:
Grande champagne, petite champagne, borderies, fins bois, bons bois and bois ordinaires or bois a terrors。
A small town in the countryside, generously gifted by nature, produces brandy that has advantages beyond the reach of other regions。
There are four kings in the cognac:
Martell, rémy martin, hennessy and courvoisier (the name of the poem was introduced after 2021, and whiskey lovers prefer to use it)。
Founded in 1715 and now more than 300 years old, martelly is now affiliated with the french paolega group. The most famous landmark product is the martel cordon bleu, created in 1912 by edward martelly and embraced by many brandy lovers around the world. Zenium
The price of the vsop grade is typically between 200 and 600 yuan, while the xo grade price is over 1,000 yuan。
The mapali blue belt
Founded in 1724, the head horse should be one of the most well-known wine brands in mainland china. "the good things happen when the head starts running." it lays out its high-quality branding and image。
The heads belonged to the group of heads of state, the only company in the four brands to grow its own grapes。
Heads up, xo
Founded in 1765 and currently under the umbrella of the french group lvmh。
Xo for xenith
Napoleonic brandy was created in 1809, later than the three above. Napoleon is said to have a unique love for the cities and to have become the royal custom of wine, a historical source that has given the brand an extraordinary honour。
It's just that it used to be brilliant, and in recent decades, it's really not working. Now it's part of the beem suntory
Napoleon xo
So what kind of product can a rookie start with if he wants to start with brandy
The biggest difference between the four brandy kings is between martelly and the heads of the human race, as they differ greatly in their manufacturing processes, resulting in a marked difference in the taste of the wind。
When they distill, they remove all the wine mud, the dead yeast and grape impurities that are left in the fermentation process, so the mardi style is so delicate and so soft。
When heads are distilled, the mud is preserved, which leads to a very complex and strong body of wine。
If we put martelli and the heads together, it's white who can taste and taste different。
So, if it is not certain which paragraph to choose, it can start with the zenith. And then you'll have a taste of margaritas and heads。
