Lisa Laird runs Laird and company, a Colts Neck business that has been selling distilled spirits since at least 1780.

Unlike whiskey, which is made from a combination of grains, brandy is made from a mash of fermented fruits. Put more simply, the spirit is produced by distilling wine, although not necessarily the ...

Brandy began to be distilled in France .bout the year 1313, but it was prepared only as a medicine, and was considered as possessing such marvellous strengthening and sanitary powers that the ...

The process starts with distilling wine, so grapes are the primary source, but other ingredients such as apples and cherries ...

He was eager to move back to London at the same time that we were keen to find the distiller. And the two things just kind of came together. He doesn’t have a lot of experience with brandy ...