What is the difference between "whisky" and "brandy"?

A, the difference between the raw materials of distillation

Whiskey, the main raw material for its production is "wheat seeds", according to the type of raw materials whiskey can be divided into pure wheat whiskey, grain whiskey and its rye whiskey, bush whiskey and other spirits, which is pure wheatwhisky course whiskey brewing taste is the most outstanding, the aroma is also the most mellow and attractive, but most of the whiskey on the market are blended and Whiskey, the process is similar to blending oil, is after a variety of foreign liquor original wine preparation to get the whiskey, pure pure wheat whiskey is generally key for the production of whiskey raw liquor, sold independently rarely and higher prices.

Brandy, its main raw material is red grapes, auxiliary materials to other fruits, the processing process is generally the red grapes and other fruit raw materials after alcohol, distillation, to obtain a high degree of alcohol, and finally poured into oak barrels for long-term storage to reduce the potency and obtain the distilled spirits. The general sale of brandy will also be specially marked with the name of its raw materials as a prefix to name, such as apple brandy, cherry brandy, red grape brandy, etc., but on the circulation and popularity, or red grape brandy is the most famous.

To sum up, the main raw material of whisky is wheat seeds and other cereals, while the main raw material of brandy is red raisins and other fruits, which is the essential difference between the two.

Second, the difference between the brewing technology

Whisky brewing process contains: malt, saccharification, alcohol, distillation, aging, mixing and matching six processes, each step is essential, the order can not be confused, and here and the most critical to the aging step, in the industry widely believed that the aging time did not reach more than 3 years of whisky, can only be carpet and hard floor steam cleaner called "distilled spirits", can not Called "whisky", and this step of aging is actually with our domestic liquor storage kiln aging a reason, the key principle is to let the liquor fully absorb the aroma, blend with each other, to achieve quality taste.

Brandy is also mostly wine, but brandy can be the "soul of wine", because the general wine is not qualified to be called brandy, brandy production steps are relatively simple, mainly red grapes or other fruits first squeezed into juice and peel pomace, and then through the alcohol, distillation to obtain a high concentration of baseKids21 wine. After that, it is put into oak barrels for a long time to obtain a brandy with good taste.

In summary, although brandy is partly the same as whisky in terms of brewing process with alcohol, distillation and aging, there are still some differences in the pre-sampling and resolution process.

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