Saturday, November 23, 2013

Holiday Brandy: 4 Parts Clarified Satan

It ocurred to me recently that I am an unsophisticated imbiber.   I literally cut my teeth on red wine, and it dawned on me that is all I know anything about.

Okay, I know a little Tequila, a little Vodka, and some general things about beer.  But Brandies are a form a wine (I learned recently on the internet) and I remembered liking them.

So I Googled and Yahooed and otherwise looked around at Brandies.  I won't bore you with the details, as you could do this so easily yourself.

However, I came up with some amusing stuff about brandy, the most amusing commentary coming from the writer Ambrose Bierce. 

"What is brandy," Bierce asked himself.

Here's that man's definitition.  It's funny, if a little bit Puritannical. 

Brandy, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan." ~ Ambrose Bierce

Alright, maybe it's not so ha-ha but at least I'm not taking myself so seriously these tragi/comedic days in our history.  If you want to know more about brandy, here is one of the sites I recently visited.


Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/best-brandy-brands.html

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