Okudingeka Ukwazi Nge-Brandy

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyisiphuza noma uyifake ku-cocktails, i- brandy ingumoya omuhle we-distilled ukuze ube ne-bar yakho. Ikhiqizwa emhlabeni jikelele njengoCognac, Armagnac, pisco, ne-eau-de-vie, kusukela kwamagilebhisi noma ezinye izinhlobo zezithelo. UBrithy wayengomunye wemimoya ethandwa kakhulu esetshenziselwa imigoqo yokuqala, yingakho ilawula uhlu lwama-cocktails amahle kakhulu .

Izwe le-brandy ngokuqinisekile lihlukile, ngakho ake sifunde ngendlela eyenziwe ngayo nokuthi yini eyenza isitayela ngasinye se-brandy siyingqayizivele.

Kuyini Brandy?

I-Brandy ithola igama layo kusukela ngegama lesiDashi elithi brandewijn , elisho "iwayini elishisiwe." Kuyinto ephuzwayo ephuzwayo ewayini noma eminye ijusi yezithelo ezivuthiwe. Umshini ojwayelekile owenziwe ngamagilebhisi, njengewayini. Noma kunjalo, kungenziwa nezinye izithelo, kuhlanganise ama-apula, ama-apricot, nama-cherries. Ngokujwayelekile sihlukanisa lezi "njenge-brandies" noma i-eau-de-vie.

Ngenkathi inqubo yokwenza brandy ihlukahluka kusuka ezihlukahlukene kanye neziphuzo zaziphuza komunye, kunezinyathelo ezine ezisisekelo ekukhiqizeni yayo.

Okokuqala, izithelo zivutha zibe iwayini, okuyinto ke distilled zibe utshwala. Uma inqubo yokuphuza izidakamizwa iphelile, inqubo yokuguga iqala . Lesi sinyathelo yisihluthulelo sokuhlukanisa kokubili ikhwalithi nokuhluka kwe-brandy. Isinyathelo sokugcina ukuhlanganisa udoti ukunambitha namandla okubhoboza.

Iningi le-brandies libhobheni ngamaphesenti angama-40 utshwala ngevolumu (ubufakazi obungama-80) .

I-cognac

I-Cognac ingenye yezinhlobo ezidume kakhulu ze-brandy.

Ivikelwe yi- "Cognac AOC" (i- appellation d'origine contrôlée , noma i-appellation yemvelaphi). Ngomthetho, ungavezwa kuphela esifundeni saseCognac saseFrance.

U- AOC weCognac ulingisa amawayini adumile aseFrance , njengeChampagne neBordeaux. Yaqala ukuqala ngo-1909 futhi yaguqulwa kabili ema-1930 kwaze kwaba yilapho ifinyelela ifomu layo lamanje ngo-1938.

Lokhu kwaqhubeka kwalungisa indawo yokukhiqiza kanye ne- terroir , noma izindawo ezikhulayo zamagilebhisi, kanye nendlela ehlukile yokuhlukanisa izidakamizwa.

I-Cognac kumele yenziwe ngamaphesenti angu-90 ugni blanc, i-blanche blanche, kanye / noma i-colombard yamagilebhisi. Olunye uhlu lwamagilebhisi avunyelwe lungenza amaphesenti ayishumi asele. Iwayini elikhiqizwa kulezi zomvini liphezulu e-asidi futhi liphansi kakhulu kotshwala, okusiza ukunika i-Cognac flavour yayo ekhangayo.

I-Cognac ivame ukubhekwa njengesitayela esiphezulu se-brandy futhi ingaba yabiza kakhulu, nakuba kunezikhumba ezitholakalayo ezibiza kakhulu. Ijwayele ukusikwa ngokuqondile, kepha ingasetshenziswa ukudala ama-cocktails amnandi kakhulu. Zama ku- cocktail "enhle" ne-Grand Marnier noma ku -cocktail yaseJapan yama-class nge-orgeat ne-lime.

Armagnac

I-Armagnac ingenye i-brandy yaseFrance ebuye ivikelwe i-AOC. Ikhiqizwa esifundeni sase-Armagnac of Gascony eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeFrance. NjengeCognac, kuneziqondiso zokuhlukahluka kwamagilebhisi nezindlela zokukhiqiza okumelwe zisetshenziselwe ukwenza lesi sitayela se-brandy.

Isibonelo, i-oak Limousin neTroncais isetshenziselwa i-casks lapho i-Armagnac ikhulile khona. Lezi zinhlobo zezinkuni zibalulekile ekugqumeni okuqinile komoya futhi, ngaphandle kwesifunda, kusiza ukuhlukanisa noCognac.

Iningi labantu lithola ukuthi i-Armagnac inamathele kakhulu nge-cocktails. Ibuye ibuye ibe yindleko, nakuba ungathola amabhodlela ama-$ 40 ahloniphekile.

Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, kuvame ukujabulela ngqo. Nokho, lokho akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukuxuba i-Armagnac; umane ufuna ukuthola zokupheka zokudlela ezenza lobuhle obuhle obuhle. Omunye walabo yi-cocktail ye-D'ticagnan yase-classic, eyifaka ne-Grand Marnier, ijusi le-orange, isiraphu elula, ne-Champagne.

I-Brandy yaseSpanishi

Kusukela esifundeni sase-Andalusia saseSpain, uphawu lweSpain lwaluqale lwasungulwa ngenhloso yokwelapha. I-brandy yaseSpain ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i- brandy de Jerez futhi isebenzisa uhlelo lwe-solera yokwengeza imfucuza emiphongolweni endala ngesikhathi iguga.

Lawa ma-brandie avame ukuba mnandi futhi abe nokudla okugcwele kunamanye ama-brandi. Ziphelele ukuxuba ku-cocktails yakho yezintandokazi zakho.

Pisco

I-Pisco iyi-brandy evela eNingizimu Melika eyenziwa ngokuyinhloko ePeru naseChile. Kuye kwazuza ukuthandwa okusha njengoba kusanda kunwetshwa emakethe yomhlaba wonke. Uma ungazange uzame i-cocktail eyenziwe ngalesi sikhwama, usuke ulahlekelwa kwezinye iziphuzo ezidakayo. I- pisco omuncu yiyona eyaziwa kakhulu, nakuba i-bartenders iyayihlola ezincwadini zokupheka zanamuhla, njengamaqabunga ekwindla .

Kunezindlela ezine ze-pisco , ezithathwe ngamagilebhisi asetshenziswayo: i-pisco puro, ipisco aromatico, i-pisco acholado, ne-pisco mosto verde. Kuvame ukuba ibhodlela ebufakazini obuphakeme kunamanye ama-brandies, kusukela ku-30 ​​ukuya ku-50 wamaphesenti utshwala ngokwevolumu (ubufakazi obuyi-60 kuya ku-100).

I-Brandy yaseMelika

Ama-brandies amaningi akhiqizwa e-United States nakwamanye amazwe emhlabeni. Lezi zimane zibizwa ngokuthi "brandy" ngoba azikho izinhlamvu ezifana nama-brandies aseFrance noma eSpain.

Ngokwesiko, ama-brandie amaningi aseMelika akhiqizwa eNtshonalanga YaseNtshonalanga kusukela kumagilebhisi akhulile ezindaweni ezidumile ze-winemaking. Lokhu kuyashintsha, kodwa-ke, njengoba iziqhumane eziningi zokukhiqiza iziqhumane ziqala ukukhiqiza amanye ama-brandie amakhulu, ngokuvamile avela kumagilebhisi avuthiwe endaweni. Njengoba nje ama-wineries asezindaweni zanda kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi amane edlule, ngakho-ke unomkhiqizo we-brandy waseMelika.

Nakuba imikhiqizo engabizi kakhulu iyanuka kakhulu, kunezinhlobo eziningi zemikhiqizo yaseMelika etholakalayo. Azikho iziqondiso eziphathelene namagilebhisi asetshenziswe kulezi zinhlamvu ze-brandies ngakho umehluko phakathi kwemikhiqizo ingahluka kakhulu. Into eyodwa abafana ngayo ukuthi ingasetshenziswa kunoma iyiphi i-cocktail ebiza i-brandy.

I-Brandy ekhethiwe

Njengoba kushiwo, i-brandy ingenziwa kunoma yiliphi ijusi lesithelo elivuthiwe. Ngamunye walawa "ama-brandi" ayenayo eyinhle kakhulu. I-Apple, i- apricot , i-cherry, ne-peach brandies iyathandwa kakhulu kuma- cocktails amaningi ajwayelekile njenge- cocktail yenkanyezi kanye ne- Charlie Chaplin cocktail .

Kudingeka uqaphele ngalezi-brandies ezikhethiwe, noma kunjalo. Kuye umkhuba ojwayelekile wezimpawu zokwengeza ama-sweeteners nezinye izithasiselo kulawa ma-brandi. Lokhu kubenza bafanise ne-liqueur kunokuba yi-brandy yangempela, okuzokwenziwa ngokucwiliswa ngokuqondile esithelweni futhi akuqukethe ama-sweeteners.

Akulungele ngempela, kodwa kuhle ukufunda amalebula ukuze wazi ukuthi uyithengi.

Ezinye izinhlobo ezikhethiwe zifaka i- ouzo (i-Greek brandy ene-anise base), i- kirschwasser (i-brandy ebabayo ), ne- calvados (i-apula ekhethekile yaseNormandy). I-Applejack nayo i-brandy, futhi i-Applejack kaLaird ingenye yezimpawu eziphezulu.

I-Eau-de-vie

I-Eau-de-vie iyinkulumo yesiFulentshi yesithelo se-brandy futhi ihumusha "emanzini okuphila." I-flavour izithelo ngokuvamile ilula kakhulu futhi umoya ucacile, awubalabala futhi awuhlosiwe. Ngokuvamile kufaniswa ne -schnapps yendabuko futhi, ngokuyisisekelo, iningi lama-brandies athandekayo yi-eau-de-vie.

I-Eau-de-vie ingenziwa ezinhlobonhlobo zezithelo. Okuvamile kakhulu yi-apula ( de pomme ), i-pear ( de poire ), i-peach ( de peche ), i-pomace (i- marc ) ne- plum ephuzi ( de mirabelle ). Ijwayele ukukhonzwa njenge-digestif futhi isetshenziswe njengesimo sokuqala sama-liqueurs njenge- Domaine de Canton no- St Germain .

I-Grappa

I-Grappa ngokwezwi nezwi isho ukuthi "i-grape stalk." Kwavela e-Italy njengendlela yokunciphisa inani lemfucuza elakhiwe lapho wenza iwayini .

Yenziwe ngokuvutshelwa nokucwilisa i-pomace, noma izikhumba zamagilebhisi ezisele kwesobunxele, iziqu, kanye nembewu, futhi ngokuvamile ayisebenzi. I-Grappa ivame ukucaca, kodwa ezinye izinto eziphuza izidakamizwa zizoyidala, okuzokwenza kube yi-hue ephuzi noma ebomvu (kuye ngokuthi uhlobo lomgqomo osetshenzisiwe).

Ngokuyinhloko bakhonze ngokuqondile njenge-digestif, ama-Grappa aid ekugayeni kokudla okunzima kakhulu kwe-Italy. Kuvame futhi kukhonjiswe noma ngaphakathi kwe- espresso eshisayo .

Ukufunda amalebula we-Brandy

I-brandy yendabuko inesistimu yokulinganisela ukuchaza ikhwalithi yayo nesimo. Lezi zinkomba zingatholwa eduze negama lomkhiqizo kule ilebula.

• I-AC: Ikhulile iminyaka emibili ngokhuni.
• I-VS: "Ekhethekile kakhulu" noma i-3-Star; abaneminyaka engenani emithathu enkuni.
• I-VSOP: "I-Superior Old Pale" kakhulu noma i-5-Star; abaneminyaka okungenani emihlanu ekhuni.
• I-XO: "Extra Old", Napoleon, noma i-Vieille Reserve; oneminyaka engenani eyisithupha ubudala, uNapoleon okungenani iminyaka emine.
• Ukuvuna: Kugcinwe ku-cask kuze kube yilapho isikhathi sibhalwa ngelebula ebonisa usuku lokuvuna.
• Ngaphandle kweminyaka yobudala: Lezi zindala kakhulu ukuze zinganaki iminyaka.