BRANDY AND COGNAC

Question 1

from which word stems the word brandy

Answer 1

old dutch word for burned wine (brandewijn)

Question 2

brandewijn purpose

Answer 2

distilled wine for preservation purposes

Question 3

first brandy

Answer 3

1549 the first brandy appears under the name cognac, a merchant from la rochelle produced 4 casks of ‘good cognac brandy’

Question 4

plague (name,year, where, estruction,solution)

Answer 4

• phylloxera plague (caused by the phylloxera louse)
• 1880
• european wineyards
• more than 85% destroyed
• to combat the loss, producers switched to using american vines known ad ugni blanc (due to its resilience against pesticides)

Question 5

production of cognac

Answer 5

• dustilled twice
• traditional stills, known as alambic charentaise
• mature only in blond oak casks

Question 6

blond oak casks - used wood

Answer 6

• wood from the forest of limousine

- more aromatic oak from troncais

Question 7

classification of cognac

Answer 7

six zones:
grande champagne
petite champagne
borderies
fins bois
bons bois
bois a terroir (bois ordinaires)

Question 8

fine champagne

Answer 8

blend entirely made of grande and petite champagne cognacs

at least half of grande

Question 9

other classification/aging categories

Answer 9

VS very special, matured for at least 2 years
VSOP very superior old pale or réserve, at least 4 years
XO extra old, at least 6 years

Question 10

classic brands

Answer 10

renault
courvoisier
delamain
hennessy
remy martin
laird's apple jack
hine
martell

Question 11

classic brands

Answer 11

renault
courvoisier
delamain
hennessy
remy martin
laird's apple jack
hine
martell

Question 12

alchemist made so called …

Answer 12

eau de vie = water of life