Speaking generally, Cognac is a type of brandy in much the same way that bourbon is a type of whiskey. Brandy is the genre of liquor, Cognac is a specific type of alcohol within that genre.

like whiskey versus bourbon-- one has a stricter definition than the other. Brandy is a broad category that includes any spirit distilled from fermented fruit juice, including cognac, Pisco ...

The square decanters have been used traditionally to serve whiskey (or whisky), brandy, or cognac. Traditionally they were made of cut lead crystal ... Now they also make decanters with glass or ...

For many modern drinkers, brandy might not ... to indicate the age of Cognac and some other aged brandies, and means the youngest spirit in that particular blend has been aged for at least four years ...

Today, the brand commands approximately 40% of the world cognac market and produces a full range of quality products, from its VS to Paradise cognacs. Hennessy is now owned by French luxury goods ...

Cognac being poured into elegant cut crystal glasses - Bryan Steffy/Getty Images ...

Artisan” producers offer outstanding Cognacs at a fraction of the prices of larger producers. Below is a brief overview of ...

Courvoisier developed the designation Napoleon for one of its brandy expressions and ... harmonious Cognac style. Courvoisier’s VS Cognac includes spirits aged up to eight years.

Shake with ice and then either strain into a cocktail glass, sans ice, or serve over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Some ...

Kingsley Amis wrote an epic story in Food & Wine about the history of Scotch whisky and how to enjoy Scotch whisky, and ...

In simplest terms, a geographically designated style of brandy made in the French region of Cognac (à la Scotch or Champagne ... This is to say nothing of the brand’s even more formidable ‘Rare Cask’ ...