Re: Cantaloupe semi freddo/Grappa - legality?

[Guest guest]

At 08:24 AM 7/31/2009, you wrote:

maybe when Marilyn's up to it,

we can discuss the legality of dry, distilled brandies.

Still reading list... just no time to answer most -- especially when you

all are doing such a great job!

My memory is that the problem with brandy is much the same as the problem

with balsamic vinegar. Too many of them aren't just simmered down, they

have added illegals.

Bourbon is distilled from fermented corn, Fermenting eliminates a lot of

the polysaccharides, and distillation gets rid of the rest.

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[Guest guest]

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> At 08:24 AM 7/31/2009, you wrote:

>> maybe when Marilyn's up to it, we can discuss the legality of dry,

>> distilled brandies.

>

> Still reading list... just no time to answer most -- especially when

> you all are doing such a great job!

>

> My memory is that the problem with brandy is much the same as the

> problem with balsamic vinegar. Too many of them aren't just simmered

> down, they have added illegals.

>

> Bourbon is distilled from fermented corn, Fermenting eliminates a

> lot of the polysaccharides, and distillation gets rid of the rest.

Yeah - but grappa is already distilled. And they now have

dry grappas. So I'm confused about why that would be

illegal.

Mara