What is Cognac?

How to taste Cognac? How is it produced? And what are the different Cognac ages and grades? Read about those questions and other general information.

Mac A Andrew’s Cognac Guide featured on Cognac-Expert.com

We are very happy to announce that we are going to publish writing and chapters of Mac A Andrew’s book “Cognac – an independent guide to the people, the product and the region” on Cognac-Expert.com: See all articles of the series. We will present Mac’s writing in an article series of about 25 articles, and…

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Buy Cognac Online: Where Can I Order Cognac From a Store?

If you are wondering, where you can buy cognac online in the internet, then this might be a tricky question. Many of our readers ask us questions like “Where Can I Buy Hennessy online?” or other brands, looking for online shops which offer Cognac and Brandy. Often users require the bigger cognac brands, and that’s…

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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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Cognac and the History of Emblems

While many people think that branding is a relatively new marketing strategy in the cognac industry, a look back through the history of cognac shows that it’s a tradition that’s been many years in the making. Back in the mid-1700s, merchants of British descent settled in the region of the Charente – and around the…

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AOC Helps to Keep Cognac Solely from Cognac

Nowadays simply the name of a product can have a big influence over sales – and of course this includes the name ‘cognac.’  Appellations of origin, geographical vineyard location and trademarks can have a huge effect on how customers view a product and are powerful advertising tools.  Because of this, European law gives AOC cognac…

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How to Store a Cognac Bottle

How do I store a cognac bottle?  It’s a question that is raised quite often. So in answer to your requests, here are some thoughts. How long can you keep an unopened bottle of cognac? Questions over questions. Firstly, cognac does not age once bottled.  So storing a bottle for 10 years will not make…

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R.Robot at 2012-01-23 15:10:05 in:

The 6 Crus of the Cognac Region: An overview about soils and aroma

„Stephen, I've heard a slightly different version. This is what I have in my notes: Derived from the Latin “campus” ”campagna”, old French word for “country side”: where one can set up a camp and/or start cultivating. We...“

Joe at 2011-12-24 18:52:16 in:

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„I hace a bottle of Courvoisie Grande Fine Champagne ExtraVielle. Bought in 1971.Dark frosted bottle with E stamped in the bottom along with SG in a square box. Can you give me any info..ie when Mfg and value. Thanks“

E Patten at 2011-11-07 18:16:34 in:

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„in responce to #6 i sent a picture with U.N. symbol on the bottle.What if any is the signafince?“

E patten at 2011-10-31 13:19:33 in:

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„photo sent awaiting your comment thank you“

Cognac Expert at 2011-10-21 13:43:46 in:

Everything about VS, VSOP, XO, Napoléon Cognac. Learn about the different quality grades and the blending

„@3: a United Nations symbol on a Baron Otard XO cognac? well.. that's something we would like to see: can you please use the SUBMIT BOTTLE function at http://blog.cognac-expert.com/contact/ thanks!“

E Patten at 2011-10-21 13:37:35 in:

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„what is the signafince of a united nations symbol on a bottle of otard xo cognac packaged in a wooden box with the UN symbol on the box as well?“