Cognac and Rum… What’s the difference?
When it comes to spirits, you might think how it can be that there's such a huge difference between the different types on offer. After all, alcohol is produced by distillation or fermentation of grapes, potato, grain, and many other things. So how come they’re all so different? We’ve reported in the past about the difference between cognac and vodka, so continuing in this series, we’re now going to talk about the difference between our favorite spirit Cognac and Rum...
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How to Taste Cognac
When it comes to enjoying our favourite drink, it can be a little confusing for the novice drinker to know exactly how cognac should be tasted. Of course, those who’ve been sipping for many years will have their own tried and tested methods, but for those new to cognac, the correct way to drink can seem somewhat intimidating.
But actually, it’s not. And never let anyone tell you that there’s only one ‘correct’ way to taste cognac. Because that’s not...
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Everything about VS, VSOP, XO, Napoléon Cognac. Learn about the different quality rating and the blending
When you start discovering Cognac, one of the first things you notice is that each bottle has a different rating - and the most common of these are VS, VSOP and XO Cognac. But what does this actually mean? And what about blending - how does that work?
Okay, so let's start at the beginning, and discover exactly what these (sometimes confusing) terms actually mean:
VS Cognac: This stands for 'Very Special'
or alternatively, ✯✯✯ (three stars) means exactly the same. Cognacs of this quality...
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The 6 Crus of Cognac: Growth Area and Region
The Cognac region consists of six vineyard growth areas, called 'Crus'. The grapes used for Cognac brandy must always come from this French region. The area covers the Charente-Maritime, a large part of the Charente and some smaller parts of Deux-Sèvres and the famous Dordogne.
The "Origine Controlée Cognac" (AOC) Cognac is an Appellation that totals about 79,000 hectares of vineyards (that's 790 million square meters). The wine region of Cognac is the second biggest of France, right after the...
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Mac A Andrew’s Cognac Guide featured on Cognac-Expert.com
Mac A Andrew's Cognac Guide
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 will add his tasting notes and observations about cognac producers to our brand & product pages. Please be aware that the...
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