Ever wondered if Cognac and brandy are the same thing? Or why one bottle can feel like it demands a butler, while another is the perfect liquor for spiked eggnog? The main difference boils down to ...

However, the southwestern region of Cognac is an anomaly — 98% of its vineyards are used for cultivating brandy. It’s a drink that can perhaps feel rather archaic to some of us. There was ...

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Here are my takeaways for the novice cognac drinker: Cognac is a variety of brandy made from white wine, traditionally very dry and thin. The spirit is distilled twice and aged in French barrels ...

But hope is not lost for lovers of fine French brandy. As with many French wine-and-spirits designations, cognac is the name of a place, and just to the south of Cognac, in Gascony, is Armagnac.

Cognac is a type of French brandy, made from acidic white wine and produced in very restricted regions in France. It's delicious in all kinds of cocktails, is wonderful as a sauce for steak and ...