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25 Cards in this Set
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Apple jack |
American Cider |
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Armagnac |
French Grapes |
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Calvados |
French apples (Normandy) |
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Cognac |
Fine french brandy from the region of cognac |
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Eua-de-vie |
French fruit brandy, usually made without grapes |
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Grappa |
Italian brandy Grape pommace (skin & stalk) |
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Pisco |
Grape brandy from Chile / Peru |
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American brandy made from cider |
Apple jack |
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French brandy made from grapes |
Armagnac |
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French brandy made from apples in Normandy |
Calvados |
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Fine french brandy |
Cognac |
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Italian brandy made from grape pommace |
Grappa |
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Chile/Peru brandy made from grapes |
Pisco |
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What is brandy produced from? |
Fermented fruit, usually grapes |
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Who produces brandy? |
A lot of wine regions also produce brandy |
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What is the most common fruit in brandy? |
Grapes |
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When/where did brandy originate? |
13th century Spain & Italy 14th century France |
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Difference between brandy and liqueur? |
Brandy is distilled from fruit and liqueur is soaked in fruit |
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What is cognac? |
Cognac is a fine french brandy produced in France |
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EAU - de - vie what is it? |
It is a young french brandy not old enough to be classified as a cognac or Armagnac |
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How is cognac made? |
Fruit is fermented to produce wine Distilled twice to produce au-de-vie Usually two or 3 au-de-vie mixed to make cognac It is then placed in oak barrels and aged |
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What is Vs or three stars? |
"very special" is aged for a minimum of 2 years in oak barrels and is the youngest blend |
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What is VSOP? |
Very superior old pale is aged for a minimum of 4 years |
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What is X.O? |
Extra old. This is aged for a minimum of 6 years |
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Leading houses of cognac? |
Courvoisier Hennessy Remy Martin Martell |
