Just wanting to know your favorite Cognacs and why!
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Just wanting to know your favorite Cognacs and why!
Does strong ale count?:D;)
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Courvoisier. It was a natural progression from American bourbon. After a while the bourbon became too sweet for my taste. I moved to Courvosier. For some reason Remy Martin and Martell just didn't taste quite right. It was sort of like drinking flavored vodka. Or maybe similar to the difference between Tangueray and Blue Saphire gin (I drink Tangueray. Blue Saphire doesn't taste right to me).
I kind of waffled between Courvoisier and Scotch for a good while drinking mainly cognac for a number of years. Ended up drinking scotch. Very odd with cognac coming from grapes and being closest to scotch as a libation.
Not a Cognac, but I was pleasantly surprised by a Berneroy XO Calvados I bought this Christmas. Man was it smooth. (And a couple of tablespoons in the gravy went perfectly with the roast goose this Christmas!)
N2S: See if this helps: Cognac-World - About the cognac
My personal favorites are Pierre Ferrand and Remy Martin (for real grapey flavor).
I have tried some of the VSOP and even the XO but I found that I like the cheapest Remy, Hennessy or Courvoisier I can get. I just like the way it feels and tastes better then the "good" stuff. Lucky for me. :)
Well...
The best cognac I ever had a glass of (2 actually) was JP Gautret et fils, 75 yrs old. It was very expensive. 55 or 75 euros per glass. It was simply divine. But I cannot afford a bottle of the stuff.
The best bottles I've had were delamain XO and another one XO I forgot the name of. It had a golden cougar on the bottle. These were very good too.
In a 5 star hotel I've also enjoyed a very good Camus Extra. It was so good that I bought the XO (couldn't afford the Extra) but it was not that good. Otard Extra was splendid as well.
It's been a while since I had a bottle of cognac. Have to buy one soon. When it comes to cognacs I admit to being a bit snobbish. I'd rather buy a very good bottle occasionally than a good or ok bottle regularly.
Vintage Delamain the 1959 is the best i ever had. i like their whole line. normal daily drinking stuff the is Pierre Ferrand Ambre.
i have some of this on order, my local shop does not have it in stock:
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Originally Posted by syslight
Man, that must be good stuff.
For me...this one.It goes very good with all my favorit cigars,Montecristo,Partagas,Arturo Fuentes...
RPR.
E&J V.S.O.P. :cool:
Courvoisier VSOP It is still affordable and makes my toes curl up like the high price stuff. :p
My former boss had a penchant for expensive things he didn't understand ;) and the bottle of Louis XIII he kept behind his desk was a prime example.
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I had the fortune to sample a few glasses, the most recently on my last day there. I don't pretend to be a connoisseur of Cognac, but I can tell you... it was damn good. :D Especially for being owned by a man who hardly drinks ;)
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Yes, I've drank a couple of glasses of Louis XIII cognac. Damn fine stuff. Bottle costs about 300 dollars / euros last time I checked.
I have two that I recommend:
GERMAIN-ROBIN Select Barrel XO. They bottle ten barrels/year (fewer than 400 cases).
Of course, technically not a cognac...just try it.
And:
MAISON SURRENNE Single Vintage XO 100 % Grande Champagne.
Both are available from Caddell and Williams.
The cognac market is driven by 2 trends, large manufacturers that offer great consistent products and small producers that offer examples of exceptional quality. Cognac prices are typically high for either but they can outrageous for these jewels produced by small distilleries. Both Gensac and Hardy produce modestly priced examples that rival some more expensive brands. Another alternative is Rhum (not to be confused with rum) from the French Caribbean islands which are typically less expensive than cognac and superbly complex.
Al raz.
$1300-$1800 USD per bottle I believe :) Would never buy a bottle for myself, but as long as someone else is pouring... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Does anyone else enjoy a warmed cognac, or is it just me? I know it can be more then $200 a bottle, but I can't be alone? I first learned about this heavenly liquid watching and old episode of M*A*S*H many years ago. "Major Charles Emerson Winchester III" seems to be the snooty type, but he loved it (his character did). and I did buy a bottle... LOVED IT. Especially on a cold Canadian winter. I am as *hooked* as my budget allows, but wow! This stuff is soft, smooth as silicone, and has sweet after taste that for once is pleasurably decent...
Does anyone else here enjoy this such pleasure?
Oh yes, a fine Cognac is one of life's true pleasures.
After a good meal, a glass of Cognac and a cup of coffee is very nice.
Fine cognac is a bliss.
I don't mind dropping 100 or 200$ for a bottle of 40 year old cognac, because I drink one glass per time, and a bottle will last a long time.
I have had the pleasure of enjoying cognac on a rare occasion. The bottle was a gift and of course they were eager for me to crack it open ... How sad they were to find I wouldn't drink cognac from anything but a snifter. After all, it is aged brandy. I waited until I found the right glasses before opening the bottle, and it was well worth the wait.
A fine cognac is indeed one of the finer things in life.
My favorite at this point in time is
Bache-Gabrielsen P&R X.O. 1975.
I picked up several bottles of this one.
I do enjoy a nice Cognac. I prefer it to scotch if I'm just sitting and sipping.
I enjoy the Courvoisier XO Imperial.
Gentlemen please forgive my ignorance but what is the difference between Cognac and brandy? Is it just the place in which they are produced, such as some sparkling wine and champaign? Does the methods in production, or the amount of time they are aged differ? Please gentlemen cure me of my encumbrance.
To keep it simple. Cognac is produced in the wine producing region that surrounds the town of Cognac in France (French Departements of Charente and Charente-Maritime).
Brandy is produced anywhere else in the world. Brandy is distilled from grapes or other fruits. There's also Armagnac (France) which is a lighter version Brandy. Cognac and Armagnac have to be produced from specific regional grape varieties. So basically Cognac and Armagnac are internationally registered so that only the drinks produced in those regions can be called so.
Ahhh thank you for clarifying. That, to me, raises the question raises the question of taste. Is there much of a difference in taste as far as equal quality goes? Or is it one of those things where cognac tends to be better quality because it is so heavily regulated? Thanks for all the help guys.
Yes there is a huge difference in tastes between the various Cognacs, Brandys and Armagnacs. You can get them from velvety smooth and mild to the "not-so-much".Quote:
Originally Posted by Devilpup
Thanks for the help guys.
Glad to know other enjoy such a pricey little pleasure. Here in Ontario, there all held behind glass at our liquor stores. (can't see the typical shoplifting thug go for Cognac)
Personally I liked it slightly warmed, though I here some like it ice cold. I would think being chilled would kill the flavor. That's just me though. ;)
Speaking of Armagnac.
Tonight I'm enjoying this one:
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Smooth as a shave with my Mastro Livi razor. :)
In my opinion the best bang for the buck is the Rémy Martin XO, i love this stuff.
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I just ordered a bottle of this:
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This evening I'm enjoying a glass or two of
Bache-Gabrielsen P&R X.O. 1975.
Life is good. :)
