Brandy vs. Cognac
Cognac is a type of brandy, but brandy is the much larger category. The simplest analogy is: Cognac is to brandy what Champagne is to sparkling wine.
What exactly is brandy?
Brandy is a spirit distilled from fermented fruit, most commonly grapes. The word comes from the Dutch brandewijn, meaning “burned wine”—wine concentrated by distillation. Continue reading “Brandy vs. Cognac. What’s the difference?”