What are the eight famous western wines?

1, French "brandy", the alcohol content is generally around 40 degrees, the color is golden, and it has a sweet and mellow taste. Brandy is a kind of spirit distilled from wine or fruit after fermentation, which must be aged in wooden barrels for a long time. Brandy is produced all over the world, among which France's Brandy is the best, and Cognac is especially famous in the world. The alcohol content of brandy is about 43%. According to legend, brandy in Europe was first brought by crusaders in the13rd century. By the middle of17th century, brandy had been supplied and traded in hotels and markets in Europe. At that time, Europeans generally believed that it was a medicinal liquor that could effectively treat diseases. Brandy is a transliteration of English BRANDY, which comes from Latin AGUAVITAE, meaning "water of life". Brandy can be divided into many categories, such as cognac, Armagnac, Spanish brandy and American brandy. KIRSCH is written as KIRSCHWASSER, CALVADOS or APPLE JACK (calvados), SLIVOVITZ (Plum Brandy), and other fruit brandies.

2. "Whiskey" in Britain is generally about 40 degrees, and its color is amber, which is in line with the public's taste.

Whiskey is an alcoholic beverage made of barley, rye, oats, wheat, corn and other grains by fermentation, distillation, aging and blending in oak barrels. It belongs to distilled liquor. Whiskey comes from an old Scottish proverb, which means water of life. Although the origin of whisky is not verified at present, it is certain that Scotland has been producing whisky for more than 500 years, so it is generally considered as the birthplace of all whiskies. The earliest written record of scotch whisky was in 1494, when a monk named John Cortland bought 8 sieves of malt and produced 35 cases of whisky. There is no clear classification boundary for whisky.

3. The "Vodka" of the Soviet Union is generally around 30-40 degrees, colorless and tasteless, and it is one of the best cocktails.

Vodka takes grains or potatoes as raw materials. After distillation, the alcohol reaches 95%, then diluted to 40-60% with distilled water, and filtered by activated carbon, so that the quality of vodka is more crystal clear, colorless, light and refreshing, which makes people feel neither sweet nor bitter, and only has flame-like stimulation, forming the unique characteristics of vodka. Therefore, vodka is the most flexible, adaptable and elastic wine among various base wines of cocktails. Vodka comes from the Russian word "water of life", in which the pronunciation of "water" is "Voda", which has been a traditional distilled liquor in Russia since the 4th century. But in Poland, there are also records of drinking vodka earlier. Russia is the main country producing vodka, but Germany, Finland, Poland, the United States, Japan and other countries can also brew high-quality vodka. Especially at the beginning of World War II, the technology of making vodka in Russia spread to the United States, making the United States one of the big countries producing vodka. Vodka is divided into two categories, one is colorless and tasteless vodka; The other is vodka flavored with various spices.

4. French "champagne". Champagne was originally an ancient place name in France. The wine produced there is famous for its sparkling, so it is called "champagne".

Champagne is synonymous with happiness, laughter and happiness. Because it is a kind of wine to celebrate festivals, it has the color of luxury, temptation and romance, and it is also the king of wine. There is no wine in history, which can be compared with the mystery of American champagne. Give people a generous atmosphere of drinking and singing. Champagne tastes mellow, suitable for drinking at any time, and is very good with any food; For large banquets, champagne is more suitable than other mixed wines. At weddings and christening ceremonies, it is also suitable for toasting. It is also a first-class bartending ingredient, and the price is not expensive. Drink a glass of champagne in the morning to refresh yourself, quench your thirst in the afternoon, stimulate your appetite at night and soothe your nerves before going to bed. Although there are many kinds of champagne glasses, they are straight, curved, flute-shaped, hemispherical, carved, clean and elegant. I recommend two kinds of wine glasses, flute tulip-shaped champagne glasses and slightly curved champagne glasses. Hemispherical glass like a bowl of ice cream is very common in the construction of champagne tower, but it can do nothing but waste the beautiful bubbles and elegant aroma of champagne. If you are too close to your face, someone may splash water droplets on your face. Only in the flute tulip-shaped glass will the elegant bubbles of champagne rise from the bottom of the glass, from small to large, forming a "pearl necklace" composed of a series of small bubbles on the surface.

5. The alcohol content of Dutch gin is about 38-40 degrees, which is transparent and has a special gin aroma.

Gin, also known as gin, was first produced in the Netherlands and became famous in the world after mass production in Britain. It is the largest kind of spirits in the world. According to taste style, gin can be divided into spicy gin, old Tom gin and fruity gin. Gin has many names in the world. The Dutch call it Gellever, the British call it Hollamds or Genova, the Germans call it Wacholder, the French call it Genevieve, and the Belgians call it Jenevers…… ............................................................................................................................. Taipei is called Gin, which is also called Gin because of its special Gin flavor. A professor named Dr. Silviu of Leiden University in the Netherlands successfully made gin in 1960. This wine was originally made to help Dutch businessmen, sailors and immigrants living in East India to prevent tropical malaria. It is used as a diuretic and a heat-clearing agent. It was soon discovered that this diuretic had a harmonious aroma, a harmonious taste, a mellow Wen Ya, a clean wine body and a clean and refreshing natural style, and was soon drunk as a formal alcoholic beverage. The pleasant aroma of gin mainly comes from juniper with diuretic effect.

6. Italian "vermouth", that is, "absinthe", generally has an alcohol content of 65,438+02-65,438+07, which has certain medicinal value because of the use of herbs as spices.

Absinthe is a highly alcoholic distilled liquor with fennel flavor. The main raw materials are anise, fennel and wormwood (that is, wormwood), which is often called the "holy trinity". Liquor is green, and it becomes turbid milky white after adding ice water, which is the famous milky white state of absinthe. This wine has rich aroma, light and bitter taste, and the alcohol content is over 50%. Absinthe originated in ancient Greece and Rome. At that time, people soaked some plants in wine as sacrifices or medical treatment until the beginning of the fourth century. France named these flavored wines absinthe, mainly produced in Turin, Italy. Different brands use different kinds of soaking drugs, generally including absinthe, bell pepper, clove, cinnamon, cinchona bark, ginseng and other dozens of plants. In the early days, there was only red absinthe. In the 1930 s, Cinzano company invented Bianco by adding cinchona bark to the formula, and it was soon improved to make dry absinthe. Bianco tastes light and sweet. Sweet and cool work. Rosso is colored with caramel, which is sweet and delicious.

7. Jamaican rum (a translation of rum) is usually 42-52 degrees, generally transparent, and some are amber or stained with sucrose after long-term storage.

Rum is distilled liquor made from sugarcane molasses, also known as rum, rum or rum. Originated in Cuba, it tastes sweet. Rum is a sugar juice squeezed from sugarcane, which is made by fermentation and distillation. The main production characteristics of this wine are: selecting special aroma-producing (ester-producing) yeast and adding organic acid-producing bacteria, co-fermenting, and then distilling and aging. Rum, also known as sugar liquor, is a by-product of sugar industry. It is made of sucrose, first made into molasses, then fermented, distilled and stored in oak barrels for more than 3 years. According to different raw materials and different brewing methods, rum can be divided into: rum, rum, light rum, rum and Luzhou-flavor rum, with an alcohol content of 42% ~ 50%. There are amber, brown and colorless wines. According to the flavor characteristics, rum can be divided into strong flavor and light flavor.

8. "Sake" in Japan, the alcohol content is generally 15- 16 degrees, which is light yellow or colorless and shiny, and has a positive flavor, which is beneficial to accompany meals.

Sake means rice wine, which is called "mash" in modern China. This brewing method was introduced to Japan in the Jin Dynasty. But until the Ming Dynasty, sake belonged to China ... Since the Qing Dynasty, the word "sake" has disappeared from China. Now it is necessary to add the word "Japan" before the title, which means "Japanese sake". Japanese sake, because its raw materials are very simple, only rice and water can produce unforgettable good taste, so some people describe it as an incredible liquid made of rice. Because of the different customs and habits in different parts of Japan and the influence of a long history, Japanese sake has become a representative wine with profound local characteristics, so it is called local wine.