It would be difficult for me to write another Technical Topic without mentioning Nick Faith who very sadly passed away on 26 September 2018. Nick ...

Here at Brandyclassics we specialise in finding the very best cognacs available to sell under our own label, Hermitage.  We painstakingly search out those hidden ...

Another fantastic result for the Hermitage stable as three of our newest additions are awarded prestigious medals at this year's International Wine and Spirits Competition ...

Probably only the big cognac houses have imported cellar masters.  Usually they are recruited from family firms whose skills and experience have, over the years, ...

We are really excited about the latest Hermitage 1944 Cognac to make it onto our shelves.   Distilled almost 75 years ago and aged for more than ...

We tend to take the humble wine cork for granted but it is, in many cases, the critical factor in preserving our wines and spirits.  ...

The Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l’Armagnac (BNIA) has increased the minimum age requirement for Armagnac XO from 6 to 10 years, in line with a ...

Just like in Cognac, the Armagnac region suffered from the severe spring weather with the heaviest rainfalls recorded since 1952!  Thankfully the barometer has now ...

This is a very young, vintage cognac (aged for 3 years) but with an interesting history.   It was produced to mimic the pre-Phylloxera style; that is ...

The Cognac Region has once again been hit by severe hailstorms. At the end of May hailstones, some the size of golf balls, were seen ...