How to distinguish the Armenian brandy

Armenian brandy is the legendary drink and an important attribute of the lives of many generations. The popularity of brandy has a reverse side - any brand today is forged. Choose a real brandy from Armenia is a serious task. To solve it, you need to know some subtleties.

You need to buy brandy in proven stores. At your request, the store staff is obliged to provide documents on the origin and quality of the goods.

Cognac, as a work of art, becomes only more expensive over the years. Drink of many years of exposure is not cheap.

Pay attention to the appearance of the container. The bottle must be a whole, without chipping and scratches. Invalid glue and implications. Cork only cork. The label is glued smoothly, the inscription is clear, and the cover with the excise stamp fits tightly to the bottle neck.

Find information about the manufacturer on the label. The drinks of the Yerevan Cognac Plant, Great Valley (Great Ararat Company), Ararat, Marz Ararat KZ "A.K.Z.," Shaumyan Wine, "Avsaranskiy KZ, acquired. Before buying, find out the form characteristic of the plant and the color of the bottle, as well as the location of protective characters and ornaments. The place of work and spill must coincide.

In order not to buy a alcohol tea solution, carefully examine the composition. The presence of flavors, dyes and ethyl alcohol will be indicated about the fake. The present brandy includes cognac alcohols produced from grapes. Adding caramelized sugar is allowed in ordinary cognacs. A high-quality alcohol fortress is not less than 40%.

Rate brandy color. During the excerpt, brandy alcohol becomes darker. Three-star brandy golden shades. Amber color is characteristic of cognacs of five years exposure. Dark rich coloring is inherent in an exposure drink for more than 10 years.

This cognac in its consistency should be thick, transparent, without impurities and inclusions. For many years of exposure, he is saturated with tuban substances that make brandy more viscous and oily. This is what leads to the appearance of so-called legs or tears on the walls of the glade. The older cognac, the slower flows down. Check the consistency before purchase is possible. Turn over the bottle upside down. If you immediately rose big bubbles and only after them are small, and the last drop from the bottom of the bottom slowly and hardly fell - boldly buy a selected bottle.

Before tasting, make some short shallow breaths. Casting the first aromas of oak wood, dear tobacco. Following them, vanilla, fruit chocolate notes may appear. Falsificates cannot boast a variety of shades. Frank alcohol smell is unacceptable.

Template brandy. In the glass pour a little drink room temperature. Type a small brandy volume in the mouth and pass the pause. High-quality brandy does not burn, but pleasantly heats up.