Brandy generally contains 35-60% alcohol by volume (70-120 US proof) and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. However, this blend is one of the few that I find palatable with this much alcohol in it; much like Long Island Iced Tea, it tastes a lot less boozy than it is. Brandy] is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy is more syrupy and is made by soaking said fruit in an already distilled alcohol.

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Schnapps isn't a true liqueur, ... that this is a French expression for an unsweetened fruit brandy, very similar in nature to Schnapps. Brandy generally contains 35-60% alcohol by volume (70-120 US proof) and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. As nouns the difference between brandy and schnapps is that brandy is (uncountable) an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice while schnapps is (uncountable) a type of distilled alcoholic beverage, often with a fruit or peppermint flavoring. I was still a little confused by the Wikipedia definitions below so found this answer on a couple of websites. I was still a little confused by the Wikipedia definitions below so found this answer on a couple of websites. This is really a two part question.

What's the difference between schnapps and liqueur? Most schnapps here are distilled sugar wash into grain alcohol then flavored and watered down. When I got home and took the bottle out, I saw it was peach flavored brandy, not peach schnapps. The basic recipe for fish-house punch involves cognac, dark rum, peach brandy, sugar, and lemon.

There is no definite answer because schnapps can be made many ways with varring degrees of quality.

Here's a primer on the liquors. As a verb … Definition: Schnapps vs. Liqueur I noticed that we have both peach schnapps and peach liqueur in our home bar, and they taste pretty different.

These are produced in an almost identical way to French eau-de-vie by distilling fermented fruit as we will explain in detail below.. I have peach schnapps, which I rather like. It has come to be used to mean an unsweetened liqueur as well, probably because of the similarity of taste and texture. Brandy] is a spirit produced by distilling wine. In Germany, however, “Schnaps” is a Low-German colloquial term that simply refers to any alcoholic spirit similar to the Danish “Snaps”. It has come to be used to mean an unsweetened liqueur as well, probably because of the similarity of taste and texture.

I believe (though I'm always happy to be corrected) that this is a French expression for an unsweetened fruit brandy, very similar in nature to Schnapps.

What's the difference between schnapps and liqueur? Schnapps (/ ʃ n ɑː p s / or / ʃ n æ p s /) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.. Re: schnapps vs brandy Post by farmguy » Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:10 am I believe that regular brandy producers like wine from particular kinds of grape but the basic winemaking is not much different.

In France and elsewhere, they're made by distilling wine into a raw, concentrated spirit, then aging that high-octane liquor in oak barrels as it mellows into a richly flavorful and complex maturity. I believe Schnapps is a German-born alcohol made from distilling fruits...the consistency is closer to vodka. Short answer: As noted by Rick Rhay below, Brandy is distilled wine and Whisky is distilled beer. But the original meaning was most likely as a brandy. Victor Hugo called cognac the "liquor of the gods.

Definition: Schnapps vs. Liqueur I noticed that we have both peach schnapps and peach liqueur in our home bar, and they taste pretty different.

But the original meaning was most likely as a brandy. Schnapps is a type of distilled spirit.