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GLOSSARY
Borderies. The name Cognac has a strictly
geographical meaning; it cannot be given to any
other brandy than the brandy distilled from wine
made from the vineyards of the district of Cognac.
Furthermore, the names of Grande Champagne,
Fine Champagne, Petite Champagne are also
geographical expressions corresponding to the
peculiar chalky soil formation of a small and very
distinct area, within the Cognac district, where the
best Cognac Brandies are made.
COINTREAU.—The trebly distilled colourless orange
liqueur.
CORDIAL M&DOC.—A dark red French liqueur.
Something in the nature of a distilled claret.
CORDIAL RfiBY.—A liqueur with a Cognac basis,
brown in colour.
CRfiME DE BANANES.—A liqueur flavoured with
banana.
CRfiME DE CACAO.—A French liqueur, chocolate in
colour, with the flavour of cocoa and very sweet.
CRfiME DE CACAO CHOUAO.—A sweeter quality of
the Cr£me de Cacao.
CRfiME DE CASSIS.—A sweeter heavier edition of
Cassis.
CRfiME DE CHOCOLAT.—A variant of the Cr&me de
Cacao Chouao.
CRfiME DE CIEL.—A Dutch liqueur, after the style of
Curasao, light blue in colour.
CRfcME DE CUMIN.—A Kummel. Has a considerable
quantity of sugar crystals in it. Strong in alcohol.
CR£ME DE FRAISES.—A sweet French liqueur flavoured
with strawberry. Strawberry in colour.
CR&ME DE FRAMBOISES.—A sweet French liqueur,
flavoured with raspberry. Raspberry in colour.