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Brandewijn

... one of the crew dropped a lit candle into a cask of brandy, which caused a fire that ultimately made the powder kegs explode.

That's why they call it brandewijn ("burning win" or "burned wine"). Sca (talk) 15:09, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]