Immediately after distillation, brandy is colorless, but after five years of storage in oak casks, it takes on the familiar brown hue.
蒸餾好的白蘭地是無色的，需貯存在橡木桶裡五年，酒因吸收橡木的色素和香氣，原來無色的酒會慢慢轉為琥珀色，並充滿橡木香，酒質也日益醇厚。