Cognac is a truly noble drink. To date, however, no one is immune from acquiring much less quality product masquerading as the original. To prevent tampering, the purchase of brandy should be guided by a few basic rules.

Sometimes expensive cognac is poor quality. This is because it is often counterfeited. In turn, cheap cognac can be good and pleasant to the taste. Just important to know how to choose.

Stroh rum is popular in the world, but in Russia know him only connoisseurs and travelers. The correct name of this drink "shtro", it is a very strong rum, flavored with spices and herbs.

Recently held its annual prestigious event World Whiskies Award organized by the authoritative WHISKY magazine. In the fight for the title of best whiskey was attended by the most famous representatives, with the result that victory went to the Japanese whisky Yamazaki 1984. What kind of whiskey and who produces the best malt drink in the world?

Cognac is a strong alcoholic beverage that is produced from grape alcohol of years of aging in oak barrels. In Russia there are many types of this product, varying in quality and price. Therefore, it is necessary to understand, how much is a good cognac.

High quality vodka is the store is quite expensive, however, you can manually clear the alcoholic product, which you doubt. This can be done in various ways, for example coal. And "coal" variants purification of vodka, there are several.

Cognac is the noble strong alcoholic drink. Make the cognac double distillation of white wines, then the distillate is aged in oak barrels. Cognac production is equal to art.

Though the word "cognac" and is entitled to be the only drink given in the French province, but the store is still referred to as all drinks are made according to cognac technology. Aged in oak barrels grape alcohol cognac, the drink is quite exquisite and expensive – it often brings in the form of a gift that already speaks about its status, but often counterfeited. Good affordable cognacs are produced in Armenia, but they are when you buy in the store are often counterfeit.

Unlike other types of absinthe, black is made not on the basis of leaves and inflorescences, and roots of wormwood. Currant shade gives the drink an infusion of black acacia catechu, which dilutes the bitterness of absinthe and subtle berry liqueur notes. Real absinthe must be very strong (70%). Such a fortress due to the need to keep the essential oil of wormwood. There are several traditions of eating black absinthe.

The word "chekushku" so entrenched in some narrow circles of Russian society, which today can rightly be considered literary. But what is the point of carries with this concept, and what is the history of its origin is not known to all.

Fake whiskey, alas, can be found in almost any stores. Even the high price does not always guarantee the quality of the drink. There are several tricks that enable to distinguish high-quality whiskey from counterfeits.

Recently in the Russian pubs there is such an alcoholic drink like tequila. Strong and original, he came to taste many connoisseurs of noble drinks.

The recipe of the Italian liqueur Sambuca is not known. Producers are able to keep it secret. It is clear that the drink contains alcohol, wheat, Anis, sugar. Tasters are sure that there is a hood berries or elderberry flowers.

The stores offer a huge selection of spirits, but they don't compare with cognac, cooked in the home. Spend a little time, you can prepare this noble drink for any occasion.

Under the strength of the drink means the measure of the volume fraction contained ethyl alcohol. The unsophisticated layman these words tell us very little. It is much easier to read the labeled alcohol degrees.

Cognac is one of the most "noble" spirits. It is customary to not drink in one gulp but in small SIPS to appreciate the nuances of flavor. In the technology of production of cognac there are many subtleties.

Ukrainian vodka or horilka has always been valued in Russia and other countries of the world for their taste characteristics and the lack of a hangover in the morning. However, not all fans of alcoholic drinks can you name the main differences from the traditional vodka Russian vodka – although in this case there is quite a lot.

When selecting Roma need to pay attention to its color, as it depends on the duration of exposure of the drink. Good rum is agricultural rum with the price from 750 rubles per bottle.

Strawberry liqueur – a wonderful drink, which you can do at home. It turns out she is stronger and sweeter liqueur vodka. Is perfect not only for drinking but also for flavoring various baked goods.

Beefeater gin with a long history, which is a symbol of great Britain. The main features of dry gin is a high quality, unique taste and consistency of the formulation. The Beefeater is a very interesting history of occurrence.

A drink like vodka is known on all continents. Many countries produce their own "national" vodka, but it differs from the Russian original only flavoring and aromatic additives.

Whiskey - a strong alcoholic beverage having a characteristic flavor and aroma. There are so many varieties of whiskey, as well as several manufacturing technologies.

200 years ago, whisky was considered a drink for the poor. Over time, there are several types of whiskey, including Scotch and Bourbon, which acquired elite status. Some people believe that the fundamental difference between these types does not exist, but it is not.

Until the mid-nineteenth century people did not share the rum varieties, including because they drank it mostly pirates and poor people who had nothing to do with differences in the production technology of the drink. However, later in its production methods have made significant changes, and in the end there was black and white rum.