2007-08-16 18:20:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Brandy was invented around 1100 or so. Norman (French, more or less) knights conquered and occupied what is now England. The occupying Normans really missed their French wines, but shipping cases of wine over from France was very expensive.
Some clever winemaker or shipper hit on the idea of making "wine concentrate" -- the user could "make" wine by adding water, just like we "make" orange juice from concentrate.
Some folks preferred their "brandy-wine" as concentrate, adding little or no water. Cherry brandy is concentrated cherry wine. Blackberry brandy is concentrated blackberry wine. Cognac is concentrated champagne. I prefer Courvoisier VSOP.
2007-08-16 20:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that depends on personal prefrance I like both in Cognac ill take the Louis 14 brandy is good as well
2007-08-20 10:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by dagoddfatha1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brandy. Cognac is too expensive!
2007-08-17 01:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Wise Old Man 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Brandy and Cognac taste the same, well all cognacs are brandies, But brandy is not a cognac... but i prefer brandy.
2007-08-17 01:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by Belle3681 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Brandy and Cognac are the same thing. Cognac is named after the region in France. Brandy is the American counterpart. It's like asking if you like scones or tea biscuits better.
2007-08-17 01:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Gab&Thomas 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Brandy!
2007-08-17 01:28:32 · answer #6 · answered by skunk pie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make mine Cognac, plz.
2007-08-17 11:14:16 · answer #7 · answered by mikey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cognac
2007-08-17 05:42:39 · answer #8 · answered by mr.kick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cognac
2007-08-17 01:28:33 · answer #9 · answered by lunsfordcg 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋