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Results: Most popular Cognac of the weekend! 1st and 2nd same, 3rd changed

We asked: Which Cognac did you have on the weekend? And again: the winner is Hennessy – with almost 40%. Second is Remy Martin (25%) and third Martell and Conjure. For the record: Last time Delamain Cognac was 3rd. At least Courvoisier is mentioned once this time (last time it wasn’t). Interesting to see that…

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Alain Braastad delivers a masterpiece: Letters of a Cognac merchant from the 18th century

Alain Braastad did a great work: A transcription of letters of a Cognac négociant (merchant), Henry Brunet, living in the middle of the 18th century. The book consists of a selection of reproduced letters the merchant sent, which gives great insights into time and culture. It’s 574 pages and was given by Jules Pelisson, a…

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Result of What’s Your Favourite Cognac? Hennessy and Rémy most popular, Courvoisier not mentioned once

We asked our Cognac facebook community on June 9th 2010 about their favourite Cognac. And here is the result: Hennessy (again) wins with 30%, followed by Rémy Martin 22%. Third place goes to Delamain and fourth is Braastad. Click on the graph below for bigger size. Interesting enough, that Martell is only mentioned 5% and…

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What is your favourite Cognac? This time Hennessy and Braastad

Regularly we ask on Cognac‘s facebook page the question of your No.1 Cognac. Here is the result of the april 23rd question. We asked, what is your favourite Cognac? And this time it’s Hennessy and Braastad with 16% of all mentioned brands, followed by Bisquit and Bache-Gabrielsen with 11%. It is true, that this time…

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The extraordinary adventure of a lonely Cognac barrel

80 years ago, a rare Cognac barrel fell from a ship: Somewhere between America and Europe. No not quite. The story goes slightly different: A Norwegian ship arrived at Bordeaux some days ago. 164 Scandinavian tourists and an old Charentais Cognac barrel. While the passangers took advantage of a morning tour in the centre ville…

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Braastad VSOP: Bottle review

Braastad VSOP Cognac is a blend of Petite Champagne and Fins Bois eaux-de-vie. The Cognac has an average age of 8 years. Braastad is a range of product from the cognac House Tiffon. Here are some tasting notes of Braastad VSOP On the eye: light caramel On the nose: fruity and some hints of fleures…

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Recent Comments

Eric at 2012-05-21 15:50:29 in:

Delamain Cognac: Jarnac’s Hidden Secret

„Any readers who haven't tried Delamain Pale & Dry XO owe it to themselves to go find a bottle. It can be hard for most of us most places in the USA to find really good XO cognacs that aren't from Remy, Hennessy, etc. but...“

Sophie at 2012-02-05 23:50:41 in:

If Cognac was a Car, what kind of brand would Hennessy and 11 others be?

„I actually think Hine is a total misfit with the Mini. The classy elegant Lancia would be my association. And Leopold Gourmel, as someone asked, is of course a hybrid, the environmentally conscious brand. I also think the...“

Tor at 2012-02-05 23:14:10 in:

If Cognac was a Car, what kind of brand would Hennessy and 11 others be?

„why isn`t Renault here? :-) Since both the drink and cars are made in France. And is it just coincidence that the two norwegian brands are swedish cars? Anyway, I liked that Bache-Gabrielsen is Volvo and Braastad is SAAB.....“

Lars at 2012-02-05 18:59:02 in:

If Cognac was a Car, what kind of brand would Hennessy and 11 others be?

„I think that the oldest Cognac, A.E. Dor, could be like the very luxury and untouchable Koenigsegg .“

Kelvin at 2012-02-05 18:35:42 in:

If Cognac was a Car, what kind of brand would Hennessy and 11 others be?

„I think the average French drink Martell more than any other brand, would rate it higher than an Audi“

Michael at 2012-02-05 18:35:17 in:

If Cognac was a Car, what kind of brand would Hennessy and 11 others be?

„Hennessy is a Porsche Boxster, Hine is a Porsche Cayman, Remy Martin is a Porsche Carera“