Fruit Based Spirit
Fruit Based Fruit - Is a distilled beverage produced from mash, juice,
wine or residues of edible fruits.
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Brandy- Generally refers to a distilled spirit made from fermented fruit juice. It can be
produced using grapes or fruit.
- Brandy began to be distilled in France circa 1313, but it was prepared only as
a medicine and was considered as possessing such marvelous strengthening and
sanitary powers that the physicians named it “the water of life,” (l’eau de vie) a name it
still retains.
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Different types of Brandy
Examples:
1. Cognac Brandy- The stand out most famous
brandy in the world, Cognac can only be created
from grapes grown in the 79,000 hectare AOC
region of South West France. But it’s not only
that, as to legally carry the name of Cognac the
brandy must have been distilled twice in copper
pot stills and have undergone a production
process that adheres to strict rules.
2. Armagnac Brandy- Armagnac is also a grape
brandy from South West France, but a little
further South, extending into the foothills of the
Pyrenees Mountains. Armagnac is also a grape
brandy and has AOC status, much the same as
Cognac. This brandy also uses the same age
statements as Cognac, VS, VSOP, XO, and Hors
d’Age. One big difference between Armagnac
and Cognac is that Armagnac only undergoes a
single distillation process.
3. Calvados- One can find an apple spirit called
Calvados. This is a relatively damp region of the
world and this provides the perfect location to
grow small, intensely flavored apples used to
create the liquor. Calvados can be either double
or single distilled and is aged in oak barrels. It’s
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perhaps not surprising if you’ve never heard of this, as it has a much smaller
reach than that of Cognac or even Armagnac.
4. Brandy de Jerez- To qualify as a Brandy de Jerez
the brandy must be aged in casks that have held
sherry in the past and that use a solera system for
aging. They also need to be matured within the
‘sherry triangle’ that’s bordered by the towns,
Sanlucar de Barramed, El Puerto de Santa Maria,
and Jerez de la Frontera. There are three
categories of Brandy de Jerez: Solera, Solera Reserva, and Solera Gran
Reserva.
5. Obstler Brandy- Obstler is a fruit brandy
produced in the Alpine regions of Austria,
Switzerland, and Southern Germany. It’s made
from fruits, such as apricots, plums, cherries,
apples, pears, or wild berries. In general it’s a
clear liquid, and locals will refer to it as
Schnaps. Obstler is usually double distilled and
has a lot in common with eau-de-vie, the base produce of Cognac, before it
starts the aging process in oak barrels.
6. Pisco Brandy- A brandy from Peru and Chile, Pisco
is rapidly increasing in popularity. This is especially
true in the US, who is the second largest importer of
the spirit behind Chile. Whilst Pisco is, indeed, a
brandy, and one made from grape wine, it’s very
different from Cognac and Armagnac. The cocktail,
Pisco Sour, is growing in popularity around the world, and can now be found on
the menus in many a trendy wine and cocktail bar.
7. Armenian Brandy- This brandy is made from
grapes and production numbers around 20 million
liters per annum. Around 90 percent of this is
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exported. Only grapes that are indigenous to the country are legally allowed to
be used to create Armenian Brandy. It has some similarities to Cognac, including
using the same double distillation process and Charentais pot stills.
8. South African Brandy- Another grape
brandy, the spirit produced in South Africa
can be both pot still distilled and column still
distilled. However, the end product must
contain at least 30% of pot still distilled
brandy. Once again, South African Brandy is
aged in French oak barrels.
9. Cypriot Brandy-
Produced on the island of Cyprus, in the
Mediterranean, this is another brandy
made from grapes. The best known is
that made by the producer, Keo, and is
double distilled in copper pot stills and
aged in Limousin oak barrels.
10. Pomace Brandy- Pomace Brandy is a liquor
that’s created from the solid remains of grapes
or fruit after it’s been pressed. In other words,
the skins, pulp, seeds, and stems of the fruit.
You might be familiar with the Italian name of
Grappa, but there’s also similar such pomace
brandies produced in Spain, called Orujo,
Greece, called Zivania, and Hungary, known as Torkolypalinka.
Did you know?
Fundador Supremo 18 is the 2019’s
Best Brandy in the World and it is a
product of the Philippines.
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Coconut wine or Lambanog, dubbed as the Philippine Vodka, is natural and
chemical-free alcoholic liquor obtained from distillation of naturally fermented coconut
sap. It is known for its high alcohol content and potency. It contains a minimum of 30%
alcohol and can be used as base liquor to other flavored spirits and cocktail
concoctions. It is an indigenous product to the Philippines and an integral part of the
Filipinos’ festive heritage.
Lambanog (Philippines Coconut Wine) - is wine made from coconut. Lambanog is
well-known for its strength that ordinarily carries regarding 80 to 90 proof alternatives. It
is mostly produced in the Quezon Province, Philippines. It has certainly been passed
down throughout generations of coconut plantation farmers. The procedure includes
collecting the sap from the coconut flower, comparable to rubber tree tapping. The sap
is then prepared and fermented to turn into tuba, a popular coconut toddy. The tuba is
then distilled to make lambanog.
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Variety of Lambanog
1. Pure and Clear Lambanog- Has the exceptional
yet assertive quality of a fine alcoholic beverage.
This Distilled coconut wine is truly a drinker’s
drink. Capistrano Lambanog with its elegant
appeal, is great for giveaways and souvenirs,
presents or merely for private intake! Made in
Brgy. Wakas, Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
2. “Lambalites.” These fruity lambanog that look like
imported fruit liquids at first glance contain 22 percent
liquor and can be found in strawberry, blackberry,
melon, and bubblegum essences. The distillery’s
earlier products Organic Lamba (45 percent alcohol).
Vicente Uno (45 percent alcohol), LambaJack (40
percent liquor), Varique raisin essence (40 percent
liquor) have also won the interests of drinkers.
3. Infanta Lambanog is one of the most finest and
original lambanog from the Philippine Islands. It is
100% natural and chemical free alcoholic beverage,
distilled to perfection from coconut nectar.
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4. ArchipelaGold- The one-of-a-
kind fruit wine derived from
fermentation of coconut sap,
which tastes more like a liquor
than a wine, is named
Archipelagold, after its south
pacific origin. The Archipelago is
a group of 7 thousand islands,
collectively understood as the Philippines, and its tropical climate
supplies 25 % of the globes coconut produce, of which this
stimulating and mouth watering Filipino drink is obtained.
Manufacturing Process
Lambanog (Philippines Coconut Wine)- The procedure includes collecting the sap from
the coconut flower, comparable to rubber tree tapping. The sap is then prepared
and fe
r mente
d to
turn
into
tuba, a
popular coconut toddy. The tuba is then distilled to make lambanog.
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583756.html
Town & Country (2021)
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brandy/
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the-philippine-vodka-lambanog-facts-misconceptions
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flavored-lambanog-for-sale/
Stuart Xchange (2016) http://www.stuartxchange.org/Lambanog.html
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Quiz: JUMBLED LETTERS
1. These fruity lambanog that look like imported fruit liquids at first glance contain 22
percent liquor and can be found in strawberry, blackberry, melon, and bubblegum
essences.
LMAABSETIL
2. 2019’s Best Brandy in the World and it is a product of the Philippines.
FNUORADDPERSUMO
3. This brandy is made from grapes and production numbers around 20 million liters per
annum.
AMREIANNYDBAR
4. Produced on the island of Cyprus, in the Mediterranean, this is another brandy made
from grapes.
CPYITORDRAYN
5. Generally refers to a distilled spirit made from fermented fruit juice. It can be
produced using grapes or fruit.
YNDBRA
6. is a liquor that’s created from the solid remains of grapes or fruit after it’s been
pressed.
CEMAOPYRDBAN
7. The stand out most famous brandy in the world, Cognac can only be created from
grapes grown in the 79,000 hectare AOC region of South West France.
CCONGAYRBAND
8. Is a distilled beverage produced from mash, juice, wine or residues of edible fruits.
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FUITRSEBADPSITISR
9. Is wine made from coconut
LMBNGOAA
10. This is a relatively damp region of the world and this provides the perfect location to
grow small, intensely flavored apples used to create the liquor.
CLADSOAV
ANSWERS:
1. Lambalites
2. Fundador Supremo
3. Armenian Brandy
4. Cypriot Brandy
5. Brandy
6. Pomace Brandy
7. Cognac Brandy
8. Fruit Based Spirit
9. Lambanog
10. Calvados
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