Thanks to phylloxera, cognac was a scarce commodity ... it is refired so that the gold becomes part of the glass and will not wear off. While warm brandy is not everyone's favorite, those ...

Cognac is no exception. "I love a snifter or a brandy glass as they are essentially designed for sipping spirits neat," ...

"A great glass with upward sloping walls that help ... It would be fairly blasphemous to enjoy some of the finer versions of brandy, like cognac and armagnac, any other way without first ...

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Imagine two glasses sitting side-by-side ... What’s the Difference Between VS, VSOP, and XO Cognac? Both brandy and whiskey are very diverse categories of spirits that can be enjoyed in a ...

Armagnac (like cognac) is distilled from white wine ... ideal choice of stemware for the enjoyment of fine French brandy. The best glass for this purpose has a rounded belly with a tapered chimney.