Definition of brandy and recipes for its preparation from moonshine. Cocktails with brandy.
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Grapes from grapes are a huge number. Now wine, cognac, brandy are considered to be the most popular. In this article we will tell you what brandy is and how it is made.
What is Brandy, what is it made of?
Brandy is a product obtained by distillation of wine material. Initially, this drink was obtained after the usual distillation of wine. This was done by merchants in order to reduce transportation costs and make the drink more concentrated. At the very beginning, Brandy was planned to dilute with water until the fortress was obtained. But after a tasting of the drink, it was found that when stored in an oak barrel, a pleasant taste and unique aroma acquires. Accordingly, after such an experiment, a new drink appeared.
Brandy is made from grapes. There are also recipes using fruits. Such a drink is also obtained by fermentation and distillation. This is not a specific drink, but the general name of the whole series and cooking technology.
Types of brandy:
- Fruit
- From squeezes
- Grape
Brandy fortress: How many degrees?
The fortress of this drink varies widely from 36 to 80 degrees. It all depends on the initial material and the quality of distillation. There are no less than 36 degrees brandy.
What do stars on Brandy mean?
Stars mean exposure. Any brandy should be sustained in barrels - at least 2 years. Three stars talks about excerpt for 2-3 years. If five stars, then excerpt for 5 years. Abroad, it is impossible to indicate a drink with a shutter speed of less than 2 years of brandy. Of course, in order to store stocks in the cellar and maintain the desired temperature, investments are needed. Accordingly, the cost of such a drink will be higher.
What glasses to serve for brandy?
They drink a drink from low semicircular glasses. The capacity of such a glass is 165 ml. Before you drink, they take a glass in the hand between the middle and ring finger and clamp. For several minutes, the drink is warmed with the palm. The glass is usually filled by a third. Sometimes the drink is warming the candles. This enhances the aroma.
How to drink brandy and how to bite?
The ideal temperature for serving is 22-25 degrees. It is at this temperature that aroma and taste appear. Some experts recommend cooling up to 16 degrees. Ideally, Brandy is not bite to bite anything. But now few people drink strong alcoholic drinks, so you can enter ice into brandy or bite with chocolate, lemon. If you are at tasting or at dinner, then brandy can serve in small glasses, which contain only one sip.
How are branded from moonshine at home: Recipe
There are many home options for cooking brandy. Of course, such a drink is significantly different from the original.
Fast recipe
The drink is prepared instantly, you do not need to wait.
Ingredients:
- 3 l of moonshine
- 10 g of dry black tea
- A pinch of baking soda
- 5 cloves
- 10 g of vanilla sugar
- 5 bay leaves
- 10 Goroshin fragrant pepper
Recipe:
- You need a bank with moonshine and an enameled pan
- The fortress of the initial drink should be at least 50 degrees
- Pour moonshine into a pan and warm up on fire up to 75 degrees
- Pour all the ingredients and cover again with a lid
- Turn off the fire and leave until cool, strain
Classical
Cooked longer and requires excerpt for 5 days.
Ingredients:
- A handful of dry peels of an orange
- A handful of walnut partitions
- 3 l of moonshine
- 12 g of tea
- A pinch of potassium permanganate
- 15 g of vanilla sugar
- 10 cloves
Recipe:
- Fold all the ingredients in the jar
- Close the lid and shake
- Put the container in a dark place for 5 days
- Exclude the appearance of a draft, strain
How to make cocktails with brandy at home: recipes
There are many recipes, they can be prepared for both a noisy company and for modest gatherings of the house.
Shampan
Ingredients:
- 25 ml of champagne
- 110 ml of brandy (fortress 37-40%)
- Burnt sugar
- 3 drops of bitter tincture
Recipe:
- Take pour sugar into a glass and drip tincture on it
- Enter champagne with cognac
- Leave until the sugar is completely dissolved
Creamy
Unusual and thick cocktail with notes of peach.
Ingredients:
- 20 ml of brandy of the middle fortress
- 25 ml of peach liquor
- 20 g of banana
- 45 ml of cream with fat content of 10%
- A little chocolate
Recipe:
- Peel the banana from the peel and put it in the blender
- Pour cream and alcoholic beverages
- Turn on the device and turn everything into homogeneous puree
- Pour into a triangular glass and sprinkle with grated chocolate
Lactic
Cooking on the principle of a milk cocktail.
Ingredients:
- 240 g of ice cream
- 120 ml of milk
- 25 ml of brandy
- 1 banana
Recipe:
- Clean the tropical fruit from the peel and throw it into the blender
- Turn it into mashed potatoes and enter ice cream
- Beat the foam, pour in milk and brandy
- Beat again
As you can see, Brandy is a well -known drink that is called cognac. It can be prepared from moonshine. With the use of an ordinary brandy, delicious cocktails are obtained.
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