fruit brandy

Brandies, such as Armagnac and Cognac from France, are distilled from a fermented mash. Another well-known French brandy is Calvados, which is made in the Normandy region using apples or pears. In the United States, applejack blends apple brandy and neutral spirits. Other brandy styles found worldwide include pisco, made in Peru and Chile from aromatic grapes, and eau-de-vie, a type popular in the European Alps that is produced by distilling fermented fruit mash without aging it before bottling.