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Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Lower Normandy.
The fruit is picked and pressed into a juice that is fermented into a dry cider. It is then distilled into eau de vie. After two years aging in oak casks, it can be sold as Calvados. The longer it is aged, the smoother the drink becomes. Usually the maturation goes on for several years. A half-bottle of twenty-year-old Calvados can easily command the same price as a normal-sized bottle of ten-year-old Calvados.
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Unless specified otherwise, brandy is made from grape wine.It is normally consumed as an after-dinner drink. Brandy made from wine is generally colored with caramel coloring to imitate the effect of long aging in wooden casks; pomace and fruit brandies are generally drunk unaged, and are not usually colored.
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MARTINI is a brand of Italian vermouth, named after the Martini & Rossi Distilleria Nazionale da Spirito de Vino, in Turin.
From within the Distilleria emerged Alessandro Martini, Luigi Rossi and Teofilo Sola. They changed the company name to Martini, Sola & Cia in 1863 and it was in 1879 that the Sola family sold its interests to the remaining partners who renamed the company Martini & Rossi, as it stands today.
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History of MARTINI
1847 - Creation of the Distilleria Nazionale da Spirito di Vino in Turin. It was then renamed Martini, Sola & Sia.
1879 - The Sola family sells its interests to its partners and name the company is renamed Martini & Rossi.
1892 - The business is taken over by Rossi's four sons.
1929 - The MARTINI Ball & Bar logo is registered for the first time.
1930 - Rossi's grandsons take over control of the company.
1977 - The company is restructured with the creation of the General Beverage Corporation.
1992 - Martini & Rossi merges with Bacardi.
2006 - "MARTINI is the world's fourth most powerful "spirit" brand".
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MARTINI - Brands:
- MARTINI is made from four natural ingredients: wine, botanicals, a touch of sugar and alcohol
- MARTINI Rosso
- MARTINI Bianco
- MARTINI Extra Dry
- MARTINI Rosato
- MARTINI D’Oro
- MARTINI Fiero
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