Sometimes in the fall shuffle of aged spirits, cognac gets lost. We tend to open bottles of bourbon, Scotch, and rye before turning our attention to this French elixir. There are a few reasons for ...

Brandy is one of the more refined spirits on the market. The distillation of wine — or champagne in the case of cognac — results in a subtle drink that feels akin to sunshine in a glass. It’s super ...

For anyone who has ever seen a bottle of Cognac with its VS, VSOP, or XO labels and wondered exactly what it all means, you are not alone. This cryptic, all-caps labeling can be confusing. At their ...

Walking into the cellars of the Château de Cognac is as close to time travel as I’ve ever come. The structure traces its roots back to the 10th century, when it was built as a fortress overlooking the ...

The top brandies from the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) judging have just been released. The Best of Class category winners will be announced at the Top Shelf Awards Gala and ...

Ingrid Best, senior brand manager for D’USSÉ Cognac, a division of Bacardi USA, is clear about who that consumer was: “Historically, Cognac has been recognized as a male-dominated spirit,” she says.

Sales of the French brandy have been robust in the United States and China. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) reported a 16.2 percent growth in 2015, generating an impressive ...

Cognac was originally a “poor man’s drink,” a distillation of the insipid, leftover wine of the region near the French town that is its namesake. Blended principally from Ugni Blanc (with Folle ...

The best cognac bars in the world can be found in London, New York, Paris and Singapore. That's according to Bernard Hine in an interview with trade publication The Drinks Business, who rhymed off a ...

Is XO Cognac better than the other categories? Sarah Maiden / Food & Wine For anyone who has ever seen a bottle of Cognac with its VS, VSOP, or XO labels and wondered exactly what it all means, you ...