Courvoisier Cognac VSOP This VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale) cognac is made from the two finest crus - the Grande and Petite Champagne - and aged for eight to twelve years. This extended period (which is three to seven years longer than the mininmum legally required) yields a delicate bouquet and delightful balance of oak and floral flavours. Courvoisier VSOP was awarded a Gold Medal in the 1996 International Wine and Spirit Competition, and was also judged Best VSOP Cognac in the 1998 International Spirits Challenge. Dom Perignon Well-know brand of champagne. Dom Perignon may not have been the one to actually invent champagne, but he was instrumental in developing many of the methods that are still used today during the production process. For example, he can be credited with invented the wire collar that holds the cork in the wine bottle. Beefeater Dry Gin If you’ve ever had a gin and tonic, then chances are good that you are familiar with Beefeater Dry Gin. With a taste like no other, and an iconic label mascot who is not soon forgotten, Beefeater Dry Gin is among the most recognized brands in the world. James Burrough is the man behind the gin. In 1820 he founded his first small distillery in London, located on the river Thames. As a pharmacist, Burrough had the knowledge needed to create a superior gin. After experimenting with an array of strange drink recipes, Burrough turned his focus to gin with the goal of creating a liquor considered to be London’s finest. Burrough started his journey by experimenting with ratios and keeping a journal of his findings. He managed to find the magic combination and Beefeater was born. The recipe that Burrough used to create his gin is quite similar to that still in use today, Burrough started by using grain to create a neutral spirit that emerges from the still clear and hot. The liquid was then again added to the still. However, before adding heat again, he added other ingredients, such as the well-known juniper berry, and allowed it to steep. Once thoroughly steeped, the liquid was heated a second time. The brand is so popular it was given the honor of being a main ingredient in the Royal-Tea cocktail, created in honor of 2007’s movie The Queen. Simply mix with Earl Gray tea, lemon juice, and sugar, and garnish with a slice of lime, and you’ll have created a cocktail that is certainly fit for a queen (or king)! Martini Asti is a natural sweet wine produced without sugar or other additives. Black Monk Dom Perignon was the first one who made sparkling wine. It happened in 1670 in France. The same monk invented a cork stopper, or more specifically he reinvented it centuries later after Roman wine-makers. At present 45% of sparkling wine market (the rest are local brands) are distributed among French Champagne, Italian Asti, Spanish Cava and German Sekt, where Asti does not rank the last on the list considering image of the drink and sales volumes. And about one third of the world market of Asti wines belongs to the leader Martini Asti. Basic principles of sparkling wine production of the basis of sweet wines of Piedmont were laid at the beginning of the 17th century by aristocrat of Turin Giovanni Battista Croce who published in 1606 the book “About quality and variety of wines from the hills of Turin and how they are made”. But it was only in the middle of last century when a safe method of sparkling wine production with sweet grapes was developed in contrast to Champagne method of dry sparkling wine making. It resulted in Asti Spumante, i.e. sparkling wine from the region of Asti – wine of distinguished taste and one of the all-time favourite products of Italian export in all parts of the world.
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