Brandies and liqueurs are the most common strong alcoholic beverages that can be found on the liquor market. There are several types of alcohol and liqueurs. Brandies can be divided into grape brandies, fruit brandies, fruit pomace brandies, and special brandies. Liqueurs can be divided into herbal liqueurs, fruit liqueurs, flavored liqueurs, brandy liqueurs and the like. Both brandies and liqueurs are very popular alcoholic beverages, and they are produced from various types of fruits and plants through fermentation and distillation processes. Brandies and liqueurs have a characteristic fruit taste, and the fruit used in their production depends primarily on the climate in question, i.e. on which fruit thrives in that climate. Brandies and liqueurs made from apples, pears, plums, cherries, and some berries are characteristic of the climate of the Republic of Croatia. The production of brandy and berry liqueur is somewhat rarer in this climate, but when it is produced, raspberries, blackberries and aronia are mostly used. Grape brandies are obtained by distilling grape pomace or overripe grape juice. The taste and smell of this type of strong alcoholic beverages is very distinctive and unique, and depends not only on the fruit used, but also on the concentration and type of volatile components that are present. Compared to other strong alcoholic beverages, fruit brandies contain the highest concentrations of volatile components.