Cognac

What to Drink This Weekend: Sazerac

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. The Sazerac is an American classic. The official cocktail of New Orleans, the Sazerac drink was named for a particular…

This Rare Gautier Cognac From 1792 Set a Record at Auction

While we're generally reaching for a strong bottle of barrel-aged whiskey whenever we want to make a cocktail, there's a case to be made that you should be making your whiskey cocktails with cognac. Cognac, that special varietal of brandy named for the region in France where it's produced, is…

Hennessy X Felipe Pantone Limited Edition VS Cognac Bottle

We'll take good Cognac in almost any container, but Hennessy has seen fit to make another special Collector bottle, this time adorned with the colorful modern work of Argentine-Spanish artist Felipe Antone for the 2019 Hennessy VS (Very Special) annual limited edition release. They’re carrying on the tradition of showcasing…

You Should Be Making Your Whiskey Cocktails With Cognac

While driving through the quiet hills of Champagne, in the Northeast of France, an area with more wine grapes than people (a guess), the conversation turned to our favorite cocktails —a strange topic for this part of the country, it seemed. I responded, as I always do, with praise for…

Why Rémy Martin’s Barrels are So Important

Anyone who’s anyone in the world of cognac will tell you that, when it comes to quality, the most important difference between a good and bad finished product all begins with a solid eau de vie—the colorless, clear raw product that results from the distillation of white wine from the…