Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. This week, a look at the world of Cognac. Cognac is one of ...
Eater Drinks recently took a broad look at the world of brandy, hammering home the point that not all brandy is Cognac. Now though, it’s time to focus on France’s Cognac region and offer a thorough ...
“When I was studying wine and I said I was from the Cognac region, the other wine growers said, ‘Pfft, in Cognac, they don’t know how to make wine,’ ” says Baptiste Loiseau, cellar master for Rémy ...
"We're really in the heart of Grande Champagne," says Rémy Martin cellar master Baptiste Loiseau, motioning to the chalky soil and hills 2,000 feet below. "Here, people are pruning vines from morning ...
Perhaps it’s strange to dedicate a day on the American calendar to a foreign spirit, but then again, almost all of the Cognac produced in France is exported and enjoyed elsewhere in the world. In fact ...
Some people leave cookies for Santa Claus; others leave a little brandy. My father used to soak cookies -- Pecan Sandies, to be exact -- in Cognac, but then he ate them, slowly, with a fork, rather ...
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders ...
At the Hennessy headquarters in Cognac, France there is a room where the magic literally happens. With its soaring ceilings and massive over-sized windows this stately space oozes importance. Lining ...