Sending Christmas Gifts to America

We know how popular brandy is in North America by the number of Americans who visit our site. Last year the value of cognac sales ...

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David on Technical Topics – The Age of Cognac

David on Technical Topics

I am not too sure that I should be writing about age as I have just had a rather significant birthday but I wanted to ...

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Corporate Christmas Gifts

Cognac is The King of all Spirits and Hermitage Grande Champagne Cognacs sit with the greatest of all. They are not multi-blended brandies with generic XO descriptions, ...

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Apple Cognac Crumb Cake by Martha Stewart

For the Apple Topping 1 tablespoon unsalted butter & 1/2 cup sugar 3 apples peeled, cored & cut into 1/2 "  wedges 1/4 cup Cognac For the Crumb Topping 1 3/4 cups ...

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Cognac Custard

A very grown up version of a classic winter pudding accompaniment by Martha Stewart: Ingredients: 9 large egg yolks,  3/4 cup sugar,  4 1/2 tablespoons plain flour, 3 cups milk,  3/4 ...

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The Calvados Region

There are three appellations for Calvados which is governed by appellation contrôlée regulations.  These regulations require that the terroir is defined and the procedures in production, such ...

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David on Technical Topics – How to Taste Cognac

David on Technical Topics

The brandy balloon glass is certainly an attractive and traditional way to drink cognac and it is probably the image we most associate with it. ...

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The Complex Aroma of Cognac

The aroma of cognac

The aroma of luxury cognac is, without doubt, part of its appeal but why is it so significant? Scientists from the Technische Universitat Munchen and ...

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The Cognac Process – Part 11. 100 Years of Market Growth

The story of cognac production

The Phylloxera outbreak in 1872 was, in hindsight, the best thing which could have happened to the growers and viniculturists in the Charente. Instead of ...

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L’Esprit de Tiffon

Only 150 crystal decanters of L’Esprit de Tiffon have been made using cognacs from the private cellar of Sverre Braastad (1879-1979).  He took over management ...

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