Brandy is produced by distilling wine or fruit and then aging it in oak barrels.

Soil, climate, grapes, production methods and blending give each brandy its own unique flavor and style.

Brandies undergo fermentation of the grape, distillation to brandy, aging in oak barrels and blending by the master blender.

American brandy is typically produced in the San Joaquin Valley of California. California produces the largest percentage of American brandy and all Californian brandies have to be aged a minimum of 2 years.

A type of Californian brandy; the first alambic (cognac-style) brandy in California.

A type of Californian brandy. This brandy is processed and aged in Napa Valley.

A type of Californian brandy. They produced E & J Brandy (Gold), E & J VSOP Brandy and E & J White Brandy.

A type of Calfornian brandy. Another excellent alambic brandy.

A Californian brandy from the Korbel Distillery.

A type of German brandy. This is the top selling brandy in Germany.

A type of Mexican brandy. This is a 12 year old brandy made using the solera method.

A type of Spanish brandy. Ranked amongst the finest brandies in the world.

A type of Mexican brandy; pot stilled and solera aged.

A Spanish brandy; the numer 1 selling Spanish brandy in the US.

A type of Greek brandy; the most famous Greek brandy

A type of Mexican brandy; the largest-selling brandy in Mexico and the world.

A type of Italian brandy; Produced by Stock Distillery of Trieste, Italty.

Yes, but they're special types of French brandies. Typically, they're so special that they're considered seperate from standard brandies and are considered "roof shelf", not just top-shelf.

Fruit  is washed and ground into a mash. Water and yeast are added and allowed to ferment. After the sugar metabolizes the mash is pressed and the liquid is then distilled. Some fruit brandies are aged in oak barrels.

A kind of fruit brandy; this is an apple brandy produced in the United States.

A type of fruit brandy; this is an apple brandy made from a variety of apples from northwestern France.

A type of fruit brandy made from raspberries.

A type of fruit brandy made from cherries.

A type of fruit brandy; this is made from pears, usually from Switzerland and France. (Poire William is a pear brandy that contains a fully mature pear. While each pear is still on the branch it is placed inside of a bottle while it can still fit and it grows and expands so that the pear can not be taken out of the bottle. When the pear is mature it is washed in the bottle and the bottle is then filled with pear brandy.

A type of fruit brandy; made from plums usually from Germany or Hungary.

They are considered cordials which kind of conflicts with the information in these notecards. Some fruit brandies like Kirsch and Applejack are repeated in this set and in the "Cordials and Liqueurs" notecard sets.

Brandy is typically served straight up in a snifter after dinner but it can also be mixed with water or soda and can be found in some famous cocktails such as the Brandy Alexander (1.5 oz brandy or cognac, 1/2 oz dark creme de cacao, 1 oz sweet cream or ice cream, shake with ice and strain into snifter).

It can typically last for up to 3 years. Also, brandy does not improve in quality when it is aged in the bottle. Opening and bottle and then letting it age will just waste the bottle.