What is the difference between Congnac and Brandy?

Answer 1

Brandy is a liqueur distilled from wine aged in wood.

The finest brandies are cognacs. (True cognacs are from the Cognac region of France.) They are a brandies double-distilled
for a minimum of 3 years in Oak vats.

Answer 2

All Cognacs are brandies but not all brandies are Cognacs. Brandies are distillates of a wide variety of fruits. Many of them are terrible and cloyingly sweet. Brandies that are made from the Ugni Blanc grape in the Cognac region of France are the only ones that can legally be called Cognac. The Ugni Blanc grape is the most widely grown grape in the world and usually it is made into "not-too-interesting" wines. In Italy it is known as the Trebbiano grape and thereby wines of the same name.

Answer 3

Where it's made and the grape used. Cognac is a very fine Brandy made in Cognac country of France. The geographical features produce a very unique grape that is only used for Cognac. Brandy is what the rest of France makes with the grapes that grow throughout the rest of the land.

Answer 4

champagne to sparkling wine
scotch to whiskey
there are some bad cognacs out there.
try a nice armagnac. same quality better price. it is south of cognac region.

Answer 5

cognac is brandy of a better quality

Answer 6

That's like asking what's the difference between fine Scotch and whisky.

Answer 7

age

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price

Answer 10

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