2. Coverage
Introduction to brandy
Manufacturing process of brandy
Introduction to cognac
Grape varieties used
Sub districts of cognac
Maturation
Brands of cognac
Classification of cognac
Glasses for brandy
4. Introduction to brandy
Obtained by distillation of fermented
grape juice(wine)
No other spirit is added
Must not be distilled above 86 to 94.8
percent of alcohol
5. Introduction to brandy
Matured for at least for 6 months in
oak casks
Either consumed neat to a measure of
30 or 60 ml or with hot water
Said to have medicinal properties
8. Cognac
Best brandy in the world
Comes from cognac district of
France
Soil type in district is chalky
Triple distilled by law
9. Cognac
Matured for at least one year in the
district
Appellation cognac can be
embedded by different marks
Age of cognac refers to age in
cask before bottling
Cognac doest improve after
bottling
12. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Wine press:
Grapes are pressed several times
Marc is the must obtained from second
pressing
13. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Fermentation:
Fermented for seven to ten days
Wine produced is acidic and
harsh
Best cognacs are made from
unpalatable wines
14. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Racking and finning:
Purification by transferring in
barrels or by using different finning
agents
Lees , grapes skin and dead yeast
are removed
15. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Distillation:
Pot still distillation is done
Copper pots are used for distillation
Must get completed by 31st march of
the year following the harvest
Done under French excise
supervision
16. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Distillation:
Wine is heated at 78 C for two hours
Alcohol vaporizes and travels
through pipes
Moves in cooling tank and
condensed into brouillis
17. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Distillation:
Brouillis contains alcohol, water,
flavourings and other trace
elements
Brouillis is almost 30% of the total
quantity of wine
Similarly three lots of brouillis are
collected
18. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Distillation:
Later on put in clean pot still and
redistilled
This second distillation takes around
10 hours
First distillation is called foreshot,tete
or head which is discarded
19. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Distillation:
Second distilled is heart or bonne
chauffe is used
Approximately nine casks of wines are
used to produce one cask of bonne
chauffe
Third distilled is called tail or queue
discarded
Distilled water added to bring down the
level of alcohol
20. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Maturation:
Bonne chauffe is matured in limousin
cask
Highly porous wood with tannin
content
Obtained from limousine tree
Balances acidity level of cognac
21. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Maturation:
2 to 3 % evaporation annually
Evaporated amount is called angels
share
Minimum maturation is for 5 years
22. Manufacturing process of Cognac
Maturation:
Spirit is colourless
Coloured with little caramel
Should have as 72% alcohol by
volume and not more than that
Will only mature while in casks
23. Sub-districts of Cognac
According to merit the districts
are:
Grande Champagne
Petite Champagne
Le Borderies
Fins Bois
Bons Bois
Bois Ordinaires
Bois a terroir
26. Classification on basis of Age
VS cognac (Very Superior)
Aged for minimum 3 to 5 years
May be drunk neat or can be
consumed with mixture (usually hot
water) or used in cocktails
27. VSOP (Very Special Old Pale)
VO (Very Old)
Reserve Cognac
These three grades are matured up
to 5 to 10 years
Consumed neatwithout mixture
Not used in cocktails because are
expensive
Classification on basis of Age
28. Classification on basis of Age
XO (Extra Old)
Cordon Bleu
Centeur
Antique
These grades are matured up to 20 to
40 years
Consumed neatwithout mixture
Not used in cocktails because are
expensive
32. Glasses Used
Glass is holded from the body using
single or both hands
Have peculiar shape with broad body
and narrow rim
Narrow rim keep the brandy warm for
longer period of time