Help / Opinion: Brandy as a Mixer - Tiki Drinks and Food

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 1:35 PM True brandy is mainly made from grapes, so when a recipe calls for brandy, don't use apricot brandy or anything else along those fruity lines as they are really a different thing altogether. Brandy is a drink that, like rum, is cheap to make and costs next to nothing in the countries where it's made. I picked up bottles in Spain - 'Toro' & '103', both by Osborne' and a bottle in Italy - 'Vecchia Romagna' and they cost between $6 & $8 a bottle. Fine for both sipping and using in cocktails. Spain, France, Greece, Italy are all known for making decent brandy, and it really doesn't have to be expensive. I'm not sure how easily these are available in the US, but you shouldn't have to use top notch cognac to put in your cocktails. Trader Woody

True brandy is mainly made from grapes, so when a recipe calls for brandy, don't use apricot brandy or anything else along those fruity lines as they are really a different thing altogether.

Brandy is a drink that, like rum, is cheap to make and costs next to nothing in the countries where it's made. I picked up bottles in Spain - 'Toro' & '103', both by Osborne' and a bottle in Italy - 'Vecchia Romagna' and they cost between $6 & $8 a bottle. Fine for both sipping and using in cocktails. Spain, France, Greece, Italy are all known for making decent brandy, and it really doesn't have to be expensive. I'm not sure how easily these are available in the US, but you shouldn't have to use top notch cognac to put in your cocktails.

Trader Woody

Post #136521 by Trader Woody on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 1:35 PM