Whiskey or Brandy?
The principle difference between Whisky and Brandy lies in their manufacturing process.
Brandy, short for brandywine is a sprit that is distilled from wine, grapes and other fruit juices. Brandies are more commonly considered as an after-dinner drink and can contain alcohol by volume (ABV) between 35% and 60%. Brandies are made using grapes or any fruits that can produce a sugary juice. However, if the brandy is made from any other fruit instead of grapes, many countries require it to be labeled as ‘fruit brandy’, ‘fruit spirit’, or the name of the fruit should be mentioned on the bottle.
Whiskey or whisky is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from any form of fermented grain mash. Depending on the geographical region or type of whiskey that is being made, whiskey can be made from barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn. They are often aged in charred barrels.
Most whiskies are sold at or near an alcoholic strength of 40% ABV, which is the statutory minimum in some countries – although the strength can vary, and cask-strength whisky may have as much as twice that alcohol percentage.
Consequently Whisky and Brandy have slightly different flavour sets and you will likely find you may prefer one or the other. Brandy tends to be subtler and the results of the barrel storage (i.e. flavours of caramel and vanilla and dried fruit) are more apparent at a younger age.
There is a great deal more that could be said about these processes, but in its simplest form, brandy is distilled wine, while whiskey is distilled beer.
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