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Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Napoleon's wood stoves were distributed across Canada and the United States. [7] Napoleon was founded in 1995 after the company introduced barbecue grills to its product line. This trade name was inspired by the Napoleon brandy, not by the French rulers of that name.
Napoleon Bonaparte [b] (born Napoleone Buonaparte; [1] [c] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.
Courvoisier launched the Joséphine bottle in 1951, named after Napoleon's first wife. The shape of the bottle, with a thin neck and wide base, has become synonymous with Courvoisier, and speculation still exists whether the shape is meant to mimic Josephine's love of corsets or an inverted replica of early brandy glasses.
V.S.O.P. (Very Superior Old Pale) or Reserve designates a blend in which the youngest brandy is aged for at least four years in a cask. [13] [14] Napoléon designates a blend in which the youngest brandy is aged for at least six years. [13] It is not to be confused with "the Cognac of Napoleon", a sobriquet for Courvoisier.
Napoleon brandy is not defined. The only reference is: X.O.: "Extra Old", Napoleon or Vieille Reserve, aged at least six years, Napoleon at least four years. (Frankly, that doesn't event make much sense. If Napoleon brandy belongs in the set of (X.O.), then it should be aged at least six years, not at least four years.
Armagnac is the oldest brandy (and liquor) recorded to be still distilled in the world. In 1310, Prior Vital du Four, a cardinal, wrote of its 40 virtues. [1] [2] Vital du Four was born in Bazas, in the centre of Armagnac. He was known as the prior of Eauze, today the location of the Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l'Armagnac (BNIA).
He is best known for his breakout lead role as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite (2004). He also voiced the character in the Fox animated series of the same name (2012). Heder has had starring roles in the comedy films The Benchwarmers (2006), School for Scoundrels (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Mama's Boy (2007), When ...