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Cognac (pronounced /ˈkɒnjæk/), named after the town of Cognac in France

2010-01-21T05:12:00.000-08:00

Cognac (pronounced /ˈkɒnjæk/), named after the town of Cognac in France, is the most famous variety of brandy, produced in the wine-growing region surrounding the town from which it takes its name, in the French Departements of Charente and Charente-Maritime. The town of Cognac is one of only three officially demarcated brandy regions in Europe; the others are towns in the French Department of the Gers and the Spanish town of Jerez .

XO Extra Old, where the youngest brandy is stored at least six, but average upwards of 20 years

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     XO Extra Old, where the youngest brandy is stored at least six, but average upwards of 20 years.
    In addition can be mentioned.
     Napoleon Although the BNIC states this grade is equal to XO in terms of minimum age,                             it is generally marketed in-between VSOP and XO in the product range offered by the producers.
                Extra A minimum of 6 years of age, this grade is usually older than a Napoleon or an XO.
                         Vieux Is another grade between the official grades of VSOP and XO.

Vieille Réserve Is like the Hors d´Age a grade beyond XO.

Arthur Guinness started brewing ales from 1759 in Leixlip, then at the St. James's Gate Brewery

2010-01-15T05:27:00.000-08:00

Arthur Guinness started brewing ales from 1759 in Leixlip, then at the St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin. On 31 December he signed (up to) a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum for the unused brewery.Ten years later on 19 May 1769 Guinness exported his ale for the first time, when six and a half barrels were shipped to England.

Guinness is sometimes believed to have originated the stout style of beer. However the first use of the word stout in relation to beer was in a letter in the Egerton Manuscript dated 1677.almost 50 years before Arthur Guinness was born. Arthur Guinness started selling the dark beer porter in 1778.The first Guinness beers to use the term were Single Stout and Double Stout in the 1840s.

Chivas Regal is a blended Scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers

2010-01-15T04:58:00.000-08:00

Chivas Regal is a blended Scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers, owned by Pernod Ricard. According to the brand packaging, Chivas Brothers was first established in 1801 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Chivas brand's home is Strathisla Distillery at Keith, Moray in Speyside, Scotland.

Chivas Regal is one of the best selling blended whiskies in the world. It is the market leading Scotch whisky aged 12 years and above in Europe and Asia Pacific.Chivas Regal sales have grown by 61% between 2002 and 2008.

Pocari Sweat is a popular Japanese soft drink and sports drink

2010-01-15T04:47:00.000-08:00

Pocari Sweat (ポカリスエット, Pokari Suetto?) is a popular Japanese soft drink and sports drink, manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. It was first sold in 1980.
Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light sweet drink and advertises itself as an "ion supply drink." It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are water, sugar, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium lactate, magnesium carbonate and flavor.It is sold in liquid form, in aluminium cans and plastic bottles, and also in powder form.

Fanta has its origins in Germany,when a trading ban was placed on that nation by the Allies during World War

2010-01-14T22:05:00.000-08:00

Fanta has its origins in Germany,when a trading ban was placed on that nation by the Allies during World War II.The Coca-Cola company therefore was not able to import the syrup needed to produce Coca-Cola in Germany. As a result, Max Keith, the man in charge of Coca-Cola's operations in Germany during the second World War, decided to create a new product for the German market created using only ingredients available in Germany at the time, including whey and pomace – the "leftovers of leftovers", as Keith later recalled.The name was the result of a brief brainstorming session, which started with Keith exhorting his team to "use their imagination"("Fantasie" in German), to which one of his salesmen, Joe Knipp, immediately retorted "Fanta.

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink

2010-01-13T15:14:00.000-08:00

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea.It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are widely used. Most beer is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included.

Encyclopedia Britannica writes that Vodka originated in Russia during the 14th century

2010-01-13T07:36:00.000-08:00

Encyclopedia Britannica writes that Vodka originated in Russia during the 14th century, but exact origins of vodka cannot be traced definitively. It is believed to have originated in the grain-growing region that now embraces Poland, western Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine. It also has a long tradition in Scandinavia.
For many centuries beverages contained little alcohol. It is estimated that the maximum amount was about 14% as only this amount is reachable by means of natural fermentation. The still allowing for distillation – the "burning of wine" – was invented in the 8th century.

Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey that is among the world

2010-01-13T07:27:00.000-08:00

Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey that is among the world's best-selling liquors and is known for its square bottles and black label.The brand is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee by Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation since 1956. Despite the operational distillery, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county.

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo

2010-01-13T07:17:00.000-08:00

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16, 1903. There have been many Pepsi variants produced over the years since 1898.

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines internationally

2010-01-13T07:06:00.000-08:00

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines internationally. The Coca-Cola Company claims that the beverage is sold in more than 200 countries.It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27, 1944) or (in European and American countries) as cola or pop.Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.