Indian Brandy is made by distilling fermented, unaged wine into a spirit that then undergoes aging in oak barrels. The result is a light-flavored spirit that can be aged for over two decades before it becomes anise-heavy and loses most of its flavor potential.
While the names and brandies differ from one country to another, the basic process of making is pretty similar. The traditional method for distilling brandy involves the fermentation of wine which requires a lot of time and effort. Today you can use other ingredients like grapes or fruits but they have to be fermented properly before they are converted into alcohol.
The best thing about Brandy is that it is not as strong as spirits such as vodka or whiskey so therefore it does not give you any kind of hangover effect. Brandy is a drink that can be used for various occasions and it comes in different types depending on how you want to use it. You will find different types of brands ranging from white, red, and gold varieties available at liquor stores or online dealers.
Here are the brandy brands in India today:
10. Amrut Silver Cup
Amrut is a distiller in Bangalore, Karnataka which uses grapes and sugar to make their brandy. It has established itself as the first choice of connoisseurs for premium brandy made with natural ingredients. Their collection includes Bourbon Whiskey, Port Wine, Cherry Brandy, and Irish Cream Liqueur among others. They are known for their excellent blending skills using different types of raw materials at one go so that they can get a consistent taste in their product.
9. Golden Grape
Golden Grape is a Nepali brand. They have gone to great lengths to ensure that every product they produce is within international standards for quality assurance, innovation, and taste which make them stand out as one of India’s best-known brands. Golden Grapes has evolved with the times and now they produce well-defined, award-winning products made with fresh natural ingredients.
8. Mansion House
Mansion House is a brandy from the state of Mumbai, India. It is manufactured by Tilaknagar Industries and it has been producing excellent liquor for decades now. Like other brands, this one too has gone through several evolutions to ensure that they can keep pace with the changing times and standards in the industry. Their product assortment includes Bourbon Whiskey, Rum, Brandy, and Gin among others. They also offer a variety of distilled spirits like Vodka under the Mansion House brand name.
7. Courrier Napoleon
Courrier Napoleon is another brandy from Tilaknagar Industries. It’s known for its smoothness and low alcohol percentage which makes them an ideal choice for those who would like to consume alcohol without getting hammered. Tilaknagar’s product assortment includes Bourbon Whiskey, Rum, Gin among others under the Courrier Napoleon brand name as well as other liquor brands that they have acquired over time including Cognac and Brandy which they have been making for decades.
6. Old Admiral
Old Admiral is a brandy from Radico Kaitan, a company from Rampur which has been making liquor since the year 1943. They have managed to keep pace with the changing times and standards in their industry by evolving several different types of products under their Old Admiral brand name. The company’s well-rounded repertoire includes Bourbon Whiskey, Gin among others along with Cognac and Liqueur for those who are looking for something more on the spicier side of things.
5. Morpheus
Morpheus is another Radico Kaitan brandy. The brand has been in production since 2009 and they have managed to stay abreast of the changing times and standards in their industry with their products under the Morpheus brand name. They are known for using natural ingredients in all their liquor products and they also produce rum made with blackstrap molasses along with different types of liqueurs like Amaretto among others.
4. Hennesey
Hennesey is a French brandy from Cognac, France that is owned by Diageo. It has been in production since 1765 and Jas Hennessy & Co. is known for using only the finest natural ingredients to make their liquor products which include Bourbon Whiskey among others. They are very traditional in their approach towards quality assurance and making sure that all their products meet international standards for consistency and taste at every stage of production to ensure uniformity along with excellence from the start until the end.
3. Remy Martin
Remy Martin is a brandy from Cognac, France which is known for its quality and consistent taste. They are produced by the Rémy Cointreau group of companies and they have been in operation since 1724 when it was founded. Their products include Bourbon Whiskey among others and they sell more than 11 million bottles annually all over the world with their most popular product being cognac.
2. Honey Bee
Honey Bee is a brandy from Rajasthan, India, owned by United Spirits. They have managed to keep pace with changes in their industry by making sure that they have a diverse range of flavored liquors like Amaretto among others under their Honey Bee brand name as well other brands they have acquired over time including cognac and plum liqueurs.
1. Mc Dowell’s No 1
Mc Dowell’s No. 1 is another United Spirits brandy. They are known for their quality products made with natural ingredients and they have also merged two different brands of liquor under their own name to ensure that they can compete at par with other companies within the industry. Their product assortment includes Bourbon Whiskey among others and they even produce liqueur like Amaretto which is very popular all over the country.
Conclusion
Brandy is a very popular liquor that has been around for ages. It was first produced in the year 1703 in France when Pierre Dechartre distilled brandy from fermented wine and he named it after himself as Brandy de Chartres. Ever since then, a lot of people have been making various types of liquors with different ingredients like grapes, honey among others to produce their own unique product under different brand names. The most common type of brandy today which you will find around the world is the Bourbon Whiskey which has been around for more than 200 years.
While there are many brands of brandy in India today, all of them have their own unique taste and characteristics. Brandy is a versatile liquor that can be used for different types of purposes like mixing with other drinks or simply as it is itself because it does not get you drunk quite fast unlike other liquors such as vodka.