Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

— Samuel Johnson
 

Brandy or Brandy Wine is one of the many serendipitous inventions bestowed upon mankind. Legend has it that 15th century Dutch traders boiled water out of their exported Wines in order to save tax (as tax was levied by volume), to save space in the cargo and to make Wines last longer during long sea journeies. Water was added back later to recover the... Read full post