How To Drink Brandy: The Expert Edition

Brandy is a bartender’s best-known secret. Some of the finest cocktails are made of brandy, and it gives you a great amount of room to experiment. Yet, it’s still a niche drink, loved and appreciated by only a few. For those loyal fans, this is your quick guide on how to consume brandy the right way.

Drink it neat: Neat is simply a straight shot of brandy poured into the right glass, served at room temperature without a chaser or ice. Brandy packs a bold, excellent flavour, and neat is the best way to enjoy it.

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The perfect glass: Wide-bowled, curvy snifters with short stems were particularly created to drink brandy neat. The tapered mouth let’s one understand the depth of aroma. Snifters come in various sizes but none of them can have more than two ounces of brandy. Brandy knows its strength.

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The perfect pouring: Hold the snifter by its stem between your fingers, pour the brandy straight from the bottle to the centre of the glass. Some incredibly talented bartenders can pour brandy without a measuring cup and not spill a single drop even when the snifter is lying on its side.

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Set it on fire: Many connoisseurs suggestheating the brandy to up to enhance the aroma and flavour. Some daredevils heat it on a light flame. You should probably opt for the less risky method, so either pour hot water in the snifter and then pour the brandy in or just warm it up with your palm.

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Mix it up a little: Neat brandy is a phenomenon of its own, but adding mixers will open up an entirely new world to you. On the rocks is a decent way to consume brandy, and fruit juices complement brandy surprisingly well!

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