2023-12-13 23:00:00
The family of spirits contains a large number of drinks characterized by a relatively high alcohol content, among which we find eaux-de-vie, frequently called “hooch” or “goutte”. European regulations define 44 commercial categories of spirits, however spirits produced outside the EU (tequila, baijiu, etc.) are excluded.
Spirits have an alcohol content greater than 37.5% vol., but generally they do not exceed 45% vol. to marketing. These can be obtained by two technological routes:
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an alcoholic fermentation followed by distillation, from cereals (whisky), fruits and berries (marc, armagnac, cognac, brandy, kirsch, grappa, slivovitz, schnapps, etc.), cider or perry (calvados), roots (gentian) , giant grasses (from pressed cane juice, “vesou”, or molasses which is the residue from the sugar industry), ethyl alcohol flavored with juniper berries (gin), or even from different sources raw materials such as grains, potatoes, beets (vodka), etc. ;
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an alcoholic maceration followed by distillation, for spirits whose name contains the name of fruits, berries, nuts, mixtures of plants, particularly aniseed such as green anise and fennel (wormwood), partially or not fermented.
This article aims to compare two French flagship spirits, which are grape brandies. We might as well point out from the outset that the gap between these two beverages is disproportionate, between on one side the little thumb that is Armagnac, and on the other the giant that is Cognac!
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