What is cognac? It's not even drink, but rather association: with wealth, luxury, good company, etc. How to properly choose? Details on.
Cognac is considered to be a drink of the gods.
He is perfect in taste and aromatic qualities. But these laudatory odes worthy only of the cognac.
Unfortunately, in recent years in the stores, you can get into the trap of unscrupulous traders, when it purchased a fake instead of fine drink.
In order not to be deceived, it is important to know how to choose a good cognac.
There are several characteristics that are in the first place should pay attention.
1. Manufacturer
Cognac - this is purely a French drink, the quality of the preparation of which is controlled at the state level.
In addition, the manufacturer and the most absolutely unprofitable to produce low-quality product because it will reduce the reputation.
Beverages produced in other countries, are not more than a grape brandy.
Unfortunately, the quality of this brand is not even on all productions is carefully controlled, so you can often buy a fake.
In the Russian market a lot of good cognac or brandy (if fault with the name), and it is also very often counterfeited.
Choose, what you know! Especially before an important event or holiday feast is not worth the risk and buy a drink of unknown origin.
2. price index
In order to obtain 1 liter of high-quality grape brandy require a minimum of 10 liters of young wine and a long period of time.
Given such circumstances, the cost of the beverage can a priori not be low. This also applies to the present French brandy, and brandy.
If the Commerce realized cognac, having the value of one-third lower than the market, you should give up the desire to buy it. Most likely, it's counterfeit, deftly imitating real cognac.
The fraudsters who want to earn a commercially unreal cognac learned cleverly counterfeit and color and flavor using various chemical additives (colorants, flavors).
Therefore, only armed with knowledge of how to choose a good cognac, you can avoid purchasing counterfeit.
Experts recommend to buy such a product in supermarkets, where the client on demand are ready to provide quality certificate.
Important! Cognac can not be cheap! Yes, stocks and sales significantly reduce the price of the amber beverage.
But 1.5-2 times as sell essentially "booze" because it is not clear what.
3. excerpt
A real French cognac produced by mixing several kinds of alcohols, other than aging period in oak barrels.
Age of the finished cognac is determined by the duration of exposure of the youngest spirit in oak barrels.
After blending and bottling of the finished cognac bottles cognac age is no longer taken into account.
French manufacturer on the label indicates the age of cognac sold in accordance with the established classification:
X.O. (Extra Old) - 6 years of age or older;
V.V.S.O.P. (Very Very Superior Old Pale) - 5 years;
V.S.O.P. (Very Superior Old Pale) - 4 years;
Superior - 3 years;
V.S. (Very Special) - 2 years.
Manufacturers in the post-Soviet space is divided "cognac" into three types:
ordinary;
vintage;
collection.
The age of the cognac is easy to identify, finding stars on the label. One asterisk is equivalent to one year of aging.
Age begins with the collection of cognac 23 years.
The higher the degree of exposure, the price of brandy becomes remarkably high.
4. Appearance
Any alcoholic beverage, the more cognac, only sold in glass containers, as plastic in contact with a chemical reaction that promotes the evolution of harmful substances.
Qualitative cognac not contain any impurities and sediment.
To ensure the quality of the product, experts recommend before purchasing to turn the bottle upside down.
If it falls to the bottom of at least one big blob, or on the walls of glassware appeared oily traces, you can be sure that in the hands of a quality product.
In this cognac after turning on the surface initially appear large bubbles after them immediately small.
Brandy pleasant aroma when heated it may vary slightly, but in any case it should not feel the alcohol smell.
Required to consider the glass container.
Qualitative brandy is poured in its original packaging, with a relief decoration of glass.
Possessing information on how to choose a good cognac, easier to navigate among the huge variety of cognac production, acquisition risk of counterfeiting is greatly reduced.
By the way ...
Cognac is probably the only alcoholic beverage that is not forbidden to enjoy alone.
A glass of cognac helps to relax, get warm and to feel even better.
Good luck to you!
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