Category: News

Why is it that cognac attracts so many rappers to promote its cause?  Maybe they are attracted to the meticulous craft it embodies or the respect it commands in the spirits world?  Courvoisier recently launched a new campaign starring AmericanRead more

Thankfully the Brexit talks finally seem to be getting somewhere as for the wine and spirits trade, no deal will be a bad deal.  The representative body of the EU drinks industry has called upon the EU and UK toRead more

The Mail on Sunday’s drinks writer and well known TV personality, Olly Smith, has featured a few products from the Brandyclassics website in his column over recent months.  He began with recommending our Hermitage Provenance 10 Cognac for Bonfire NightRead more

Our latest release, Hermitage Cognac Marie Louise, is a 60-Year-Old Grande Champagne from one of the region’s top artisan producers. This astonishing creation has been described as “lining one’s mouth with velvet” and is a precious and rare investment.  AtRead more

Our range of Hermitage Cognacs is ever increasing so we have designed some new cognac presentations to suit. The latest addition is a bespoke presentation box for our extremely popular Hermitage Cognac Café 20 – the perfect accompaniment to coffee,Read more

The 2017 International Wine & Spirits Competition held in London this summer revealed how our drinking tastes are evolving, reports The Telegraph.  Expert spirits writer Neil Ridley says that our understanding of what we are drinking is constantly improving andRead more

This summer, the Pineau des Charentes Committee launched its first marketing campaign in the US.  Americans, already enjoy the truly craft, French cognac so are expected to embrace this little-known relative.  Pineau des Charentes is produced exclusively in the FrenchRead more

Today, less than 1% of the Cognac appellation is farmed organically, but the number of producers using these methods is increasing.  To make organic cognac a farmer must cultivate his grapes organically for at least 3 sequential years.  That meansRead more

“I am delighted to see that more and more businesses are recognising that education and well-trained staff are the foundations to better customer service and stronger profits,” says the CEO, Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).  The WSTA concur statingRead more

Last year we sold out of the very popular Hermitage Grande Champagne 1966 Cognac.  It is now back in stock, though from a different barrel.  The quality is the same but the flavours and strength differ slightly. Amazing, subtle aromasRead more