We recently got an email from one of our readers asking for some cognac brands they can visit online. Although a quick search for cognac on google can bring some sites up, it sure beats having it handy in one post. We have tried and compiled some major brands here on this post. Under each [...]
Hennessy is getting ready to debut Hennessy Black, its first major launch since 1961. The new cognac drink from Hennessy has a blend of Jasmine, daffodils and orange flowers mixed with citrus, honey and grapes. The company hopes to take cognac drinks to a new market with this mix and move from cognac market alone [...]
The DUI arrests you are about to see below are usually said to be some of the funniest ones ever caught on cam.
Banging their head on the street while trying to help out a cop or making a hole in the wall while handing out their driving license, these drunkards deserved to be behind bars [...]
On our last post we embedded a guide on reading cognac labels. After publishing that post we went on a little hunt on the web to see if we could find a collection of labels. Our first stop was Cognac Museums from around the world (we will cover cognac museums on a separate post) but [...]
Before cognac can be sold to the public, it must be aged in oak barrels for at least two years. Knowing how to read a cognac label is extremely importan since it gives every bit of information on a cognac you are about to purchase.
According to BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessional du Cognac) cognac can be [...]
Alcohol has been around forever and is often said that alcohol is as old as man is. Today without alcohol a celebration seems to be missing something. It has become quite an integral part of our celebration and culture itself. Although we promote alcohol, cognac to be specific, we are against over drinking. Alcohol in [...]
When we started doing cognac contest here on cognac.com, our goal was to help people expose to the taste and wonderful history surrounding cognac. So far we have ran two contests and both have been very successful. The last one we did took us by surprise though. Of course, we wanted the winner to use [...]
Martell is one of the leading brands when it comes to fine cognac. They recently announced L’Or de Jean Martell which is a double distillation of the clearest eau-de-vie, a sophisticated combination of the four finest growths — Grand Champagne, Petite Champagne, Fins Bois and Borderies — and a lengthy maturation in fine-grain oak barrels. [...]
For any product to sustain in the market there needs to be a good marketing strategy. Marketing is the key to generating curiosity and notifying potential customers of a product. Alcohol is no different. There are hundreds and thousands of alcohol brands out there. Lately we have been featuring articles that relate to alcohol in [...]
If you remember, we had ran a contest a couple weeks ago. We chose three winners based on their performance on the quiz (the quiz was just for fun and a way to choose winners). While choosing the winners one of the things we wanted to make sure was to introduce the taste of cognac [...]