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 ...

Generally speaking, brandy and cognac are often lumped together. This is understandable, given the similarities between the two spirits, but their differences are worth making note of. Depending on ...

The cure for the common cold is one of life's great mysteries. While this is perhaps not a perfect remedy, a hot toddy has soothed many a poor soul on a cold winter night. A warm cup of brandy mixed ...

Think that all brandy is Cognac? Or that all brandy is French, made from grapes and sipped from snifters? Far from it. According to the latest statistics from DISCUS (the Distilled Spirits Council of ...

Brandy is a spirit made from distilled wine, usually served as an after-dinner drink or used in flambé dishes—like Jacques Pepin's recipe for classic Crepes Suzette. Brandy is a great addition to a ...

What people think about cognac likely depends on their age. Those born before 1960 probably associate the French brandy with Napoleon and Churchill, drafty castles and gout -- a late-night indulgence ...

You can’t deny the greatness of a snifter of good brandy this time of year. The oak-aged juice has a lot of ties to well-aged whiskey while still feeling light (for the most part). The wine-based ...

Just like it can feel like there’s a cooking instrument for every type of food or dish, there seems to be a dedicated glass for every kind of spirit and cocktail. And if you’re a fan of brandy or ...

Armenian brandy producers say they're unsure exactly how to market their award-winning spirits that are known to most consumers as “cognac” as an EU agreement banning use of that word comes into force ...

Cognac is the perfect winter drink. We all have the images of an aristocratic gentleman like Winston Churchill drinking from a snifter of brandy as he sits in his library with a warm fire burning in ...