What is Brandy?

 All about Brandy↓

WHAT IS BRANDY?

    Brandy is a distilled Alcoholic beverage from WINE.It contains 35–60% alcohol by volume and is typically drunk as an after-dinner digestif. It produced in All wine producing areas, by fermenting and distilling grape juice. It can make by other fruits also such as Peach, Apple, Pear, Apricot, Cherry. And the name of brandy's depends on that like, if it's made by cherry, then Cherry Brandy and if it's by Apricot than, Apricot Brandy. When The label just reads Brandy, It means it made by grape wine only.

WORD INTRODUCTION:-

      The word Brandy comes from the Dutch word "brandewijn", which means burnt wine. Brandy Distillation is a burning process which is done by heat.

       France was the first country to produce brandy, but it was prepared only as a medicine and was considered as possessing such a great strengthening and sanitary powers that the physicians named it Eau-de-vie, which means "the water of life." (Colorless fruit brandies are often called water of life.)

CLASSIFICATION:-

There are mainly two types of brandies made in France___ 

1. Cognac  -              The most famous Brandy.  
2. ArmagnacThe   -  Oldest Brandy.

1. Cognac-

   The Cognac region of France is located on the west-central Atlantic coast.  This region produces the world’s best-known brandy-Cognac. The region is famous for Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, and Colombard vinifera grapes which produce wines that are thin, tart, and low in alcohol. As per master sommelier (wine expert), it's not great for wine, but perfect for brandy.

Cognacs are unique in the spirit world. There is no vintage brandy There is no age statement for Cognac.

      The label of Cognac give the number of years the particular Cognac is age for__

    *One Star Matured for 2 years.
  **Two Star Matured for 2-4 years.
***Three Star Matured for 5-8 years.
V.O           -    Very Old
V.O.P        -   Very Old Pale
V.S.O        -   Very Superior Old
V.S.O.P    -   Very Superior Old Pale
V.V.S.O.P -   Very Very Superior Old Pale
X.O          -   Extra old – a minimum age of 6 years for the young brandy in the blend with the average age running 20 years or older.
 SOME POPULAR COGNAC BRANDS:-

1.     Hennessy
2.     Martell
3.     Remy Martin
4.     Courvoisier

2. Armagnac-

     The name Armagnac is given to the Brandy made in The Armagnac region of France which is located in the south-west corner of the country. It is the world oldest brandy. The process of making Armagnac is same as like Cognac.

The difference in the brandies is in the distillation and the length of aging. Armagnac is dry in taste and also bitter, and it must be aged for 10 years to get the best results.

SOME POPULAR ARMAGNAC BRANDS:-

1.     Hors d' ag
2.     Reserve d' moine
3.     Neplion XO
4.     Janneau

      Without this two region of France, there is another region name CALVADOS.

CALVADOS produced famous apple brandy from Normandy in Upper France where the climate is not suitable for grapes, But the region is very good for apple.

Most expensive water Brands in the World.

Most Expensive Water Brands

About Water:-__Water is a transparent, tasteless, smell less, and colorless chemical substance, which is the main component of Earth's streams.

In this world, there is a lot of water brands. some of them are very expensive. Sometimes it’s not only about the water but also the ambiance, atmosphere, and the presentation. Water is like wine but sometimes in a special situation, it can be like Champaign to give a kick of luxury presentation.

Here, I will tell you 5 most expensive water bottle in the World.

1. Acqua di Cristallo "Tributo a Modigliani-

According to the genius Book this is the most expensive bottle in the World. Made by Paolo di Verachi, who is already a genius record holder for making of the 'World's Most Expensive Tequilla and Cognac Bottles.

• How Expensive? 😯

How much will you pay for a bottle of water, to seduced your thirst? 2 dollars, 5 dollars, Maybe 20 dollars.!

But this bottle is 60,000 dollar per 750ml bottle, Can you imagine?

• Why So Expensive?

 The water is from France and Fiji (an island country in Melanesia). It's a natural mineral water, and also contains actual glacier water from Iceland. Each bottle also has 5mg of sprinkled 23-karat gold dust.

The price tag mainly comes from the bottle only. The bottle has been designed by "Fernando Altamirano" and made by Paolo di Verachi. The glass bottle is handmade and covered in 24-karat gold and the design is based on late Italian artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani. This bottled water is a tribute of his work.

2. Kona Nigari Water-

 This natural mineral water is from Kona deep which is in Hawaii. This water is good for health and helps to digest and high in minerals which are found 2,000 feet down off the coast of Hawaii.

The price tag of the water is 402 dollars per 750ml bottle.

3. Fillico water-

The water comes from the Rokko Mountains at Kobe which is the six largest city in Japan. The water is high in mineral(natural mineral), smooth and refreshing.

The price tag of the water is 219 dollars per 750ml bottle.

4. Bling H2O-

 Kevin G. Boyd, Hollywood writer-producer developed this water. This water is the testiest bottle water in the world as per voting by water tasting enthusiast in the US. Bling H2O has been featured at many recent celebrity events including the MTV Video Music Awards and television’s biggest event,

The price tag of the water is 40 dollars per 750ml bottle.

5. Veen-

This natural mineral water from Lapland (a region of Finland) is extremely low in mineral content: Only 17.22mg/liter. Fist it was found in Lapland in the year 2006. later this brand got its second home in the year 2014 in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. This water is the purest water in the World.

The price tag of the water is 23 dollars per 750ml bottle.

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All about Indian Navy Day.

All you need to know about Indian Navy Day

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Every year on December 4, the Indian Navy Day is celebrated. It is celebrated using a particular theme of the year to making it more powerful.

To celebrate this occasion the command of the Indian Navy (headquarter in Mumbai) Bring their ships and sailors for making the celebration Excellent.

History-

 The world first dock was built at Lothal which is located in Ahmedabad ( now near the modern state of Gujarat) around 2300 BC during Harappa civilization. In the late 17th century when the Sidis of Janjira associates with the Moghuls to become a major power on the west coast the Marathi king Shivaji created his won fleet which was commanded by Sidhoji Gujar and later Kanhoji Angre. This fleet with the legend Kanhoji Held sway over the entire Konkan coast, Dutch and Portuguese. In the year 1723 with the death of Kanhoji Angre left an emptiness in leadership. And this resulted the decreases of Maratha see power.

 

    Many Indian ships were inducted into the royal navy, such as HMS Hindusthan in 1795, The Frigate Cornwallis in 1800, HMS Camel in 1806, HMS Cyclone in 1808 and HMS Asia in 1827.
HMS Trincomalee, the most famous Ship which was launched on 19th October 1817 carrying 46 guns and displacing 1065 tons. Later it was renamed by Foudroyant, and it is the oldest ship which is built in India. The Bombay dock which is used even today was completed in July 1735.

A memorable attack-

 During the Indo–Pakistan war in 1971, an attack on the Karachi harbor was a memorable attack. And during this operation, India used first Anti-ship missiles. Total Pakistani PNS and other vessel were destroyed in 90 minutes. 

Indian navy was honored with the Nau Sena Medal and Maha Vir Chakra for their courage in the operation.

Biggest Navies in the world-

1.    North Korea with 967 ships
2.    China with 714 ships.
3.    The United States with 415 ships.
4.    Iran with 398 ships.
5.    Russia with 352 ships.
6.    Egypt with 319 ships.
7.    India with 295 ships.
8.    Finland with 270 ships.
9.    Colombia with 234 ships.
10.    Indonesia with 221 ships.

DAY THOUGHT 4TH DECEMBER