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коньячный спирт

English translation: cognac alcohol

13:25 Apr 30, 2004
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / wine-making
Russian term or phrase: коньячный спирт
The term is taked from an economic text
coffeegirl
English translation:cognac alcohol
Explanation:
Alcohol production sale consumption
... Alcohol consumption. The originality of Otard Cognac alcohol. Top quality Cognac
alcohol, combining tradition and modernism of cognac alcohol. Cognac alcohol. ...
www.otard.com/ gb/Alcohol_production_sale_consumption.htm -

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Note added at 2004-04-30 13:51:59 (GMT)
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Brandy-
A liqueur distilled from wine aged in wood.
The finest brandies are cognacs.
Cognacs-
True cognacs are from the Cognac region of France.
They are the finest of all Brandies.
Double-distilled
for a minimum of 3 years in Oak vats

The point being here that the name cognac, just as champagne, is \"generic\" for any such alcohol/spirit regardless of the country of origin.
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Jack slep
Local time: 22:45
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3cognac alcohol
Jack slep
4 +4brandy spirits
Yuri Geifman
5 +1cognac spirit
2rush
2 +1cognac spirit/alcohol
Kirill Semenov


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cognac alcohol


Explanation:
Alcohol production sale consumption
... Alcohol consumption. The originality of Otard Cognac alcohol. Top quality Cognac
alcohol, combining tradition and modernism of cognac alcohol. Cognac alcohol. ...
www.otard.com/ gb/Alcohol_production_sale_consumption.htm -

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Note added at 2004-04-30 13:51:59 (GMT)
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Brandy-
A liqueur distilled from wine aged in wood.
The finest brandies are cognacs.
Cognacs-
True cognacs are from the Cognac region of France.
They are the finest of all Brandies.
Double-distilled
for a minimum of 3 years in Oak vats

The point being here that the name cognac, just as champagne, is \"generic\" for any such alcohol/spirit regardless of the country of origin.


    see above
Jack slep
Local time: 22:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
0 min
  -> Thanks Jack!
agree  Alexander Onishko
3 mins
  -> Alex, thank you!
agree  Maya Gorgoshidze
21 hrs
  -> Thanks Maya!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
коньячный спирт
cognac spirit


Explanation:
HIH

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-04-30 13:30:39 GMT)
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www.collectorcafe.com/article.asp?article=610
www.kluweronline.com/article.asp?PIPS=374237&PDF=1
www.home.comset.net/freshspb/food/al-wine.html
www.geocities.com/bargk/cognacProduction.html

2rush
Kazakhstan
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Gorgoshidze
21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Maya!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
коньячный спирт
cognac spirit/alcohol


Explanation:
Multitran дает:

Макаров коньячные спирты cognac spirits

но это в Гуголе встречается 93 раза, и в основном на русскоязычных сайтах.

"cognac alcohol" встречается в сети чаще, но не намного -- 167 раз.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 05:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Gorgoshidze
21 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
коньячный спирт
brandy spirits


Explanation:
I don't know whether the big debate over the name cognac vs. brandy is still alive, but I see 152000 hits on Google for brandy spirits... (I seem to remember that the French won that debate so that the names "Cognac" and "Champagne" can only be used with products actually made in those regions).

Yuri Geifman
Canada
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga Judina
3 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Kirill Semenov: I see only 8000 in my Google but it still beats "cognac spirits" (349). :) Though, me personally, I prefer beer, so I'm not a specialist. ;-) ADDED: Just be patient and wait until it's Friday evening at your place. :)
4 mins
  -> I like beer too, but somebody mentioned Otard and I am all fired up :)
agree  Elena Ivaniushina
8 hrs
agree  Maya Gorgoshidze
21 hrs
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