Chacha is the pride of Georgia and the country’s national drink. It is produced in the same way as Grappa, made from the remains of wine-making, grape skins and seeds. Traditionally, chacha has been made only in homes, but today it is produced industrially by several different wineries. The production of…
Chacha is the national alcohol of Georgia. It is made in the same way as grappa in Italy. In Spain it is called orujo and in France marc. Alcohol is distilled from the residues of wine-making, the skins and seeds. Distillation is made twice to make the taste cleaner and lighter.…
Domaines Francis Abecassis is one of the largest private family businesses operating in Cognac province. They grow grapes on their own 370 acres in the Petite Champagne region. Abecassis owns four different cognac brands, the best known are ABK6, Reviseur and Leyrat. Reviseur Single Estate is made exclusively from its own…
Paganini is a grappa distributed by the German company Ylldal Import. It is made somewhere in Italy, there is no information about the manufacturer and the place of production. Ylldal is part of Borco, a German beverage giant, which owns Sierra Tequila and several other big and well known brands. What…
Courvoisier is one of the four major cognac producers which have more than 90% market share in cognac sales. It was founded by Emile Courvoisier in 1835. Today, Courvoisier is owned by the American-Japanese alcohol giant Beam Suntory. Distillates produced mainly in the Fins Bois area have been used in Courvoisier…
Calvados is not a well-known alcohol in the Baltic states, a few bottles can be found in major stores and they are usually products from one, large manufacturer. Pere Preaux is one of the cheapest products in the Baltic market. It is sold in Latvia, where the Latvian branch of Altia…
Meukow’s story began in the mid-19th century when the Russian tsar wanted to ensure the availability of good quality cognac. Two of Meukow's brothers were sent to France and after several trips the brothers set up the company in the province of Cognac. However, the company did not remain in Russian…
Hardy's Cognac House is the creation of Anthony Hardy from England. It was founded in 1863 when Anthony, after a frequent visit to the cognac province, fell in love with the area and decided to move there himself. Hardy grew rapidly thanks to investing in strong exports. Thanks to its big…
De Pradiere cognacs are a special series made by L´Heraud cognac house. Almost no information about it can be found, not even on L’Heraud’s own website. De Pradière is made exclusively from Ugni Blanc grapes grown in the Petite Champagne region. De Pradiere has VS, VSOP and XO age groups, which…
Along with Ouzo, Metaxa is the most famous Greek alcohol in the world. Metaxa was developed by the Greek silk merchant Spyros Metaxa in the late 1800s. Because of his work, Spyros traveled extensively and at the same time learned various alcohols and wines from different countries. He thought many distillates…