1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

BRANDY.

EAu DE V rn, French)· BRANTWEIN, Germ.)· Ac– QUA VrrE, It.; AGUA ARDIENTE, Span. BRANDY is an ardent spirit, distilled from wine, possessing peculiar properties, taste, and flavor,-subject to son1e variations arising from different growths of the vine, which are readily recognized by experienced dealers. Its odor is agreeable, vinous, and aromatic. Its taste, and, in a great measure, its flavor, being due to a minute portion of volatile oil. The varieties of brandy are numerous, their .., names generally being an index to their qual– ities or sources whence derived. Each variety has numerous marks. For instance, Cognac 7* (77)