Where does brandy originate? What color is brandy?

As early as the beginning of the 18th century, people found that brandy stored in oak barrels was more mellow, more fragrant, and had a crystal amber color. Thus, the world-famous brandy was born. Therefore, storage in oak barrels and the storage period became an important part of brandy production. Seeing this, you must want to know where brandy originated from? What color is brandy? The following content will slowly tell you, I hope you like it.

Contents of this article

1. Where did brandy originate?

2. What color is brandy?

3. Does brandy expire?

Where did brandy originate?

Brandy originated in France.

In the early 18th century, the dock of the Charente River in France became a commercial port for the export of wine due to its convenient transportation. Since a whole box of wine took up a lot of space on the ship at that time, the French came up with a double distillation method to remove the water from the wine, improve the purity of the wine, reduce the space occupied and facilitate transportation. This was the early brandy. In 1701, France was involved in the Spanish War, and the sales of brandy dropped sharply. The wine was stored in oak barrels. After the war, people found that the brandy stored in oak barrels was more mellow, more fragrant, and had a crystal amber color. In this way, the world-famous brandy was born. Therefore, storage in oak barrels and the storage period became an important part of brandy brewing.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of whether brandy is wine. It is also considered a kind of wine, but the taste and texture of this kind of wine are very different from wine. When tasting this kind of wine, its aroma is also different, so it is a favorite wine of many people.

What color is brandy

The original brandy is colorless and transparent when it is just distilled. However, most brandy is aged in oak barrels before bottling, so the color of the liquor changes from transparent to amber. Some wineries also use caramel color to color brandy. However, the color of brandy brewed with different raw materials is also different.

Grape brandy: Newly distilled, unaged brandy is colorless, while aged premium brandy is amber.

Cherry Brandy: Amber.

Pear Brandy: Colorless and transparent.

Gentian Brandy: Pale yellow.

Apricot Brandy: Colorless and transparent.

Blue plum brandy: colorless and transparent.

Raspberry Brandy: Colorless and transparent.

Does brandy expire?

As a distilled liquor, brandy can be stored for a relatively long time.

Basically, if you keep it in the right environment, it can be stored for decades, and even hundreds of years. Because this type of distilled liquor can be stored for a very long time, its storage age has not been seriously considered like wine.