Cocktail

Lady Coeur – The New Cognac Cocktail for Women

As we reported a few days ago, one of the aims of the recent International Cognac Summit (ICS) was to create a cognac cocktail specifically designed for the ladies. And thus the new ‘LadyCoeur’ has been born. The BNIC are billing this as a sister to ‘The Summit,’ the cocktail that was created at the…

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Fancy an $800 Antoine Hardy Perfection Grand Marnier Cognac Cocktail?

If you’re planning a trip to Hawaii in the near future, then be sure to check out the bar at the Trump International Hotel, Waikiki Beach Walk.  Here, for a cool $800 US dollars, you could treat yourself to a cocktail entitled ‘The Elements of Extravagance,’ if you so wish. With a generous measure of…

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Rémy Martin Master Blender: Cognac with Coca-Cola? That’s Okay.

The first female cellar master of one of the ‘big four’ – Pierrette Trichet – is certainly not averse to speaking her mind.  And being a woman in what has, until recently, been a distinctly male dominated industry, certainly makes her a force to be reckoned with. Ms Trichet took the top job at Remy…

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Beam Realise that Women Drink Too

It’s only taken 216 years of marketing almost exclusively to the male market for drinks firm, Beam, to realise that they’re missing out on 50 per cent of the population.  To this end, global marketing chief, Kevin George, put his team to discovering just what the company is missing out on. In 2009 they introduced…

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How to drink Cognac?

There are many answers to the question of how to drink a Cognac. Here is an overview of different points you may take into account when drinking cognac and brandy. Straight or in a cocktail – which glass, in which environment, at what temperature and so on. 1. Straight or Mixed and the Choice of…

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Sidecar Cocktail: Taking the imbiber for a ride…

“Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy” -Samuel Johnson, English Poet/Critic and Writer, 1709-1784 The Sidecar 2 parts   Courvoisier Exclusif 1 part     Fresh lemon juice 1 part     Triple sec Dash       Sugar syrup 1  …

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