The main difference between all of your base liquors such as brandy, gin, rum whiskey etc. is what they are distilled from. Brandy is distilled from low quality wine then aged in oak casks to mellow it and give it flavor. Whiskey is distilled from grains and then aged in the same manner as brandy. Rum is distilled from sugar cane and can be drank young or after it has been aged. Gin is distilled from grains like whiskey but they add botanicals such as lemon peel, juniper and cassia to flavor it; gin is not generally aged.
If it's a co-worker or a distant friend, TheKnot.com recommends spending at least $75-$100 on the wedding present. If you're attending a relative or a friend's wedding, the wedding website suggests somewhere between $100 and $125. TheKnot.com also took the pulse of what real brides and grooms have spent on weddings in the past in its registry study. On average, friends spend $79 on the bride and groom's present, said Miles. Family members, meanwhile, spend an average of $146. Hill says, though, overall wedding guests should assess their budget and how well they know the bride and groom.
The majority of wedding guests who are friends of the bride and groom spent less than $100 for a gift, according to a 2010 survey by TheKnot.com. Relatives shelled out an average of $146 on wedding gifts and were twice as likely to spend more than $100 compared with friends of the couple. 1 î 2:28 Now watching Up next How to Buy the Perfect Wedding Gift Wedding etiquette tips on how much you should give from Jessica Silvester, Senior Editor of New York Magazine.