The recipe for cognac was invented in the 17th century, and it was first produced in France, in the city of Cognac. In honor of this city, the drink began to be called that. The fact that long-term aging of cognac improves the taste was learned quite by accident, during the occupation of France by the English fleet. During the transportation of goods, it was noticed that as a result of long-term storage of cognac spirit in oak barrels, its taste became much better.
It is necessary
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- Grape juice
- Wine yeast
- Enamel cookware
- Alcohol mashine
- Wooden barrels
Instructions
Step 1
First you need to prepare the wort for making cognac. To do this, squeeze the juice from the grapes, then add wine yeast to it. Then the resulting liquid must be poured into an enamel bowl and left to ferment for about a month.
Step 2
As an experiment, you can make several versions of the wine material, with the addition of various spices, caramel, sugar or aromatic essences.
Step 3
After a month has passed, and the wine material is infused, it must be distilled through the apparatus twice to obtain cognac alcohol.
Step 4
Then the resulting liquid must be poured into wooden barrels and hermetically sealed. In order for homemade cognac to absorb everything that is needed from oak wood, it is quite enough to keep it for two years.
