cider brandy
Distilled apple wine
Cider brandy is a spirit distilled from fermented apple cider.
Like grape brandy, it concentrates the fruit's character through distillation and often aging.
Calvados from Normandy is the most famous variety; American applejack is another.
The cider brandy had been aged twelve years in oak.
- apple orchardCultivated fruit tree farm
- oak barrelsHardwood containers for spirits
- cognacGrape-based distilled spirit
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- caramelizationSugar's heat transformation
tannins · barrel aging · pot still · whiskey · applejack · eau-de-vie · esterification · charred barrels · Somerset · proofing · distillate · copper pot · copper still · reflux · oxidation · condenser · wine · vodka
cider brandyArmagnac
Gascon territory and comital title
grappa · pisco · grain whiskey · potato vodka · rum
cider brandyhard cider
Fermented apple drink
apple cider · apple wine · perry · apple juice · sweet cider
cider brandyArmagnac
Gascon territory and comital title
pisco · grappa · cherry brandy · plum brandy · slivovitz