Cyprus brandy Keo Five Kings at 40%. Most varieties have a distinctly sweet aftertaste. Cyprus brandy is typically produced by double distillation of xynisteri-based white wines with aging in oak barrels. Cypriot brandy forms the base for the Brandy Sour cocktail, in addition to locally produced lemon cordial, that has been cited as the national drink of Cyprus. Cyprus brandy The production of brandy on Cyprus began in 1871 by ETKO (the oldest surviving distiller on the island) following their importation of a pot still from Cognac in 1868. Data coming from the English explorer Samuel Baker revealed that in 1875 the
Emperador brandy Emperador brandy Emperador is a brand of cut brandy and brandy produced by Emperador Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliance Global Group Inc. It has sometimes been described as the world's best-selling brand of brandy in terms of quantity of brandy sold, with annual sales of 275 million liters in 2015. However, by international standards, the Emperador Light expression is considered a "cut brandy" rather than a true brandy, as it contains neutral spirits alcohol made from sugar cane. Since this is the biggest selling variant of the brand, the brand would not be considered the best selling brandy