Monthly Archives: January 2011

  • What does VSOP and XO Cognac mean?

    Posted on January 17, 2011 by Michael Collins

    Perhaps the most confusing aspect facing shoppers seeking a decent bottle of cognac is the use of generic terms such as VS, VSOP and XO. The big cognac houses such as Hennessy, Martel, Courvoisier and others use these to describe their highly blended cognacs. These big negoçiants buy their cognacs from around 5000 small producers [...]


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