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To blend or not to blend? – Cognac Guide: Eaux-de-vie and Cellar Masters

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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Martell Cordon Noir Napoleon Cognac: Adjusted Colour with Natural Caramel

You only knew about Cognac Martell Cordon Bleu? Well, here comes a bottle a reader owns, a Martell Cordon Noir Napoleon: “This bottle was found during a cleanup in the basement where I live. The cellar has not been used for at least 10 years. I can only find limited information about the bottle.” (If…

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Cognac Jean Grosperrin – Unique in so many ways

You might or might not have heard of Cognac Jean Grosperrin – but the house has been around for hundreds of years and certainly is different from most of their competitors. The first thing that’s different is that the house doesn’t actually produce cognac directly. No blending, added sugar or added colour Instead, they buy…

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Top 7: Cognac List For a Cold Winter Season 2011/2012 Under a Price of 100€

Soon it’s November and it is getting cold outside. At least in France. And Christmas and New Years is building up. This is why we came up with a Top 7 list for winter cognacs: For the end of 2011 and of course the beginning of 2012. This articles is not yet our New Years and…

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TOP 10 Cognac misunderstandings: From Conyak to Hennessey

Sometimes, some people get it wrong. That’s fine. Cognac Expert is the website which will help setting the record straight. Here is a list of the TOP 10 misunderstandings regarding French brandy, the Cognac: 1. It’s Hennessy and not Hennessey. First of all, Hennessy is French and should not be confused with American products. It…

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Cognac Salignac VS: bottle review

The Salignac VS Cognac is a very young Cognac, and belongs to one of the leading producers in the world: Courvoisier. As this Cognac is a three star or VS Cognac, it is probably not older than 2 1/2 years or 3, not aged for a long time. The Salignac Cognac helped Courvoisier a lot…

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Recent Comments

Roberto at 2012-01-16 15:49:16 in:

Cognac Salignac VS: bottle review

„I just keeping drinking salignac,I like it believe me, but I'm waiting for VSOP,must be excellent.....please keep the price and the formula is very good one.“

Deeday at 2011-12-31 20:24:32 in:

Cognac Salignac VS: bottle review

„I just bought some of Salignac and I have to say its very good an at a good price range... I'm a more Courvoisier cognac man but this is a very good tasting cognac... So I will be drinking this cognac a little more often when...“

Stefan at 2011-12-23 17:37:24 in:

Martell Cordon Noir Napoleon Cognac: Adjusted Colour with Natural Caramel

„One more remark:I have had many of these bottles with various labels and different coloured bottles but I have not seen a 1 liter version before so it's safe to assume the value is a bit higher as my previous estimation.“

Stefan at 2011-12-23 17:34:45 in:

Martell Cordon Noir Napoleon Cognac: Adjusted Colour with Natural Caramel

„Hi, Martell Cordon Noir is assembled from 15-20 year old cognac from the 4 best Cru's, created in the 1980's for the duty-free market. This bottle is the 1st edition, a 2nd edition was launched in the 1990's which was the same...“

Dan at 2011-12-18 18:42:54 in:

Cognac Salignac VS: bottle review

„I just found a bottle of Salignac after my mpther's recent passing and would like to know the age if possible. On the box is a stamp on the bottom; it has Etuis Cognac, Nantes*Paris, Made in France, HS 1941, 06-96, 2. It's...“

Roberto at 2011-11-24 06:26:43 in:

Cognac Salignac VS: bottle review

„Believe me, was a surprise to me when I asked in the liquor store about chepeast cognac and good flavor,for me is very good taste and the most important is the day after I drank it, I wake up as never having been drinking...“