Victor Hugo, famous French writer and the author of Les Miserables, described Cognac as the liquor of the gods. This sentiment might explain why Cognac, the beloved amber spirit, has been produced for ...

Mention Cognac and it likely conjures up an image of elegant men in smoking jackets: Their cigars send foul odors through the air in dark paneled rooms with dim lighting while they slowly sip drinks ...

Brandy is any distilled spirit made from fermented fruit juice. Cognac is a specific type of barrel-aged brandy made in the Cognac region of France. Brandy is often sipped neat as an after-dinner ...

Did you know that the double distillation method used in Cognac production, notably by Rémy Martin, is linked to a legend involving the Devil and a 16th-century French nobleman's guilty conscience?

For many drinkers, Cognac is a mystery. This type of French brandy lacks the universal popularity of whiskey, rum, gin, or even vodka, and that’s a shame. With mystery comes myths. There are numerous ...

In a pitch-black room, a spotlight beams over a crate. I’m at the Amanyangyun Hotel on the outskirts of Shanghai, surrounded by people in elegant evening clothes. The host is a handsome man who looks ...

Two glasses of Cognac and a bottle on a wooden table - Fcafotodigital/Getty Images Ever wondered if Cognac and brandy are the same thing? Or why one bottle can feel like it demands a butler, while ...

These amber-hued spirits share many similarities but are distinct categories with a fundamental difference. Dylan Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in spirits, cocktails, and coffee ...