For anyone who has ever seen a bottle of Cognac with its VS, VSOP, or XO labels and wondered exactly what it all means, you are not alone. This cryptic, all-caps labeling can be confusing.

If you can't find the Cognac Park bottle, we also loved Courvoisier VSOP. This cognac is made with grapes from multiple growing sites and barrel-aged to create a balanced, approachable ...

What’s the Difference Between VS, VSOP, and XO Cognac? The best Cognacs, like the region itself, seem to both defy and embody the graceful passage of the years. “Not only in the aging of the ...

With Poirier, I tried three different types of Hennessy cognac: VS, VSOP Privilege, and XO. How to drink VS cognac The youngest Hennessy cognac, VS or "Very Special," is aged between two and eight ...

So regardless of whether or not cognac seems seasonally appropriate, we’re going to drink it this week (we all need a drink, certainly). Since it’s all too easy to grab a bottle of VSOP cognac ...

This is not the first time the ABK6 has graced the World Cognac Awards. It previously won ‘Best VSOP’ in 2017, and won the whole competition in 2014. ABK6 is one of the Cognac brands of ...

Cognac is suffering from a split personality. Depending on the context, the spirit might be headlining a gilded, big-ticket tasting event, or quietly savoured by a cigar aficionado after dinner.

Cognac is usually a blend of different “eaux-de-vie,” which is how the houses describe the component spirits that go into their finished Cognacs. The term VSOP stands for “Very Superior Old ...