Hermitage Cognacs – A Multitude of Benefits
During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s when Brandyclassics were developing a strategy for selling cognacs, the key question customers would ask was “Can we ...
The Good & Great Cognac Houses – Larsen
The Larsen brand of is probably known in every cognac drinking country for their Viking Ship logo. The firm was established in 1926 by Jens ...
The Good & Great Cognac Houses – Hine
Hine is one of the most venerable and deservedly respected names in Cognac. It was founded by an immigrant from Dorset, Thomas Hine, who settled ...
Hermitage 1900 and 1914 Rare Vintage Cognacs – discovered in old cellars
During a visit to Cognac last week we have been lucky enough to find two old bonbonnes of rare cognac. Each bonbonne holds the equivalent ...
The Brandy Bottle – A.E Dor Opera, Legend
In 1991Â A E Dor introduced their Opera presentation. The firm are ardent believers in blending and they decided to use a 25 year old ...
Did You Know? The Cognac Bottle
In real terms nobody really knows when cognacs were first put into bottles. The first recorded cognacs existed around 1540, but we only know of ...
The Brandy Bottle – Exshaw No 1
The firm was founded in 1805 and cognacs were shipped to Britain and India. In those days there was no Suez Canal and the cognacs ...
Hennessy cognac workers go on strike
Workers at Hennessy’s cellars of Haut-Bagnolet walked out last Tuesday as a show of solidarity against wages. They are seeking a bigger share of the cognac ...
The Good & Great Cognac Houses – A Hardy
Perhaps we best know of Hardy Cognacs for their very old pre-phylloxera cognacs such as the famous 1805, but the firm has prospered in America ...
The making of a cognac barrel
Perhaps the question which comes up most regarding the creation of cognac is that of how it is made. Very little consideration is ever given ...