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More on Blended vs. Single Cru Cognacs – Cognac Guide
The big houses (Hennessy, Martell, Remy Martin, and Courvoisier) own about 80% of the world-wide Cognac market but they no longer own significant vineyards. They buy eaux-de-vie from viticulteurs through buying organisations such as Champaco, the Remy Martin buying group. In most cases, a viticulteur who sells to Hennessy, for example, will always sell to Hennessy. Some exceptions…
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Here the classic debate between tradition and economies continues. First of all, there are many producers who do not blend in the classical sense. This means they do not blend eaux-de-vie from different crus, so Grande Champagne is forever Grande Champagne and so on. What they might do is to blend eaux-de-vie from the same…
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Hennessy Black: Cognac Review
We finally had the opportunity to taste the “Black Henny”. And no, the Cognac itself is not black. Hennessy Cognac launched a major new product for the first time since 1961 in a big market. And as Hennessy has perfectly understood which relevance the American market has, they called the bottle ‘Black’. In 1961 the…
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Watch a master blender at work (Video)
Roland Bru Cognac has an interesting Master Blender. His name is Philippe Fillon. And you can either watch the video right now (below) or find out a bit about where Philippe works. The House of Roland Bru owns and cultivates twenty hectares of vineyards in the Grande Champagne, France. Another 40 hectares in the Fins…
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What mixes well with Hennessy Black?
Basically Hennessy Black is a VS Cognac, that means it’s quite a young one. It is also a modern Cognac, so one can mix it well with all sorts of ingredients. Review? Or are you interested in the review on Hennessy Black? You find tasting notes and review, here. But now, let’s do Hennessy Black…
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Martell VS Fine Cognac: Bottle review
One of the Cognac which is available at most liquor retailers worldwide. Widely available. Martell VS cognac is aged in Limousin oak barrels for about 5 to 7 years. Of course, as you know, the law requires a minimum of 2-1/2 years in oak barrels. Martell VS is blended from eaux-de-vie of the four major…
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