Cognac Reviews

De Luze is a cognac house located in Angeac-Champagne, a small commune about seven miles from Cognac. The House of De Luze specializes in the production of Fine Champagne Cognacs and operates the largest distillery in the Cognac region. De Luze VS Fine Champagne The Review We tasted De Luze VS Fine Champagne cognac neat in a cognac sniffer. Here are our notes. Price De Luze VS Fine Champagne sells at the lower end of the range compared...

Hine Rare V.S.O.P. The House of Hine was founded in 1763 in Jarnac, France. Hine was family-owned for six generations, until the late 20th Century when the company was owned by a series of conglomerates including Guinness P.L.C, HMLV (current owner of the House of Hennessy) and CL World Brands. Currently, Hine is owned by EDV SAS. The House of Hine holds the distinction since 1962 of being the only official supplier of Cognac to...

Martell V.S. Martell is a cognac house founded in 1715 by Jean Martell. Martell is located in Cognac, France on the Charente River. Martell's eaux-de-vie are aged in french oak from trees of the Tronçais style, with a fine grain that creates cognacs with lighter tannins and a delicate woody flavor. Martell also uses grapes for its eaux-de-vie from the exclusive and most prestigious Cognac appelations of Borderies, Petit Champagne and Grande Champagne. Martell...

One of my best friends invited me over for a beautiful dinner and this bottle was sitting unopened on the coffee table as I entered his home.   What can I say...I ignored him and went straight to the bottle.  Lets face it, he set me up by placing this out in the open in my path.  Being a VERY cold winter here in Los Angeles (58% outside!!) he had a fire going so we...

Dobbé is a Cognac House that dates back to 1787 when the Dobbé family first acquired a few acres of vineyards in the Charente region of France. Today, eight generations later, the Dobbé family continues the tradition of fine cognac making. The Dobbé estate is run by Michel Dobbé and his son-in law Nicolas. The Dobbé family's thirty five acres of vineyards are located predominately in the Petit Champagne growing Cru with about a third...

Meukow 90 & Meukow VS Most cognacs have 40% alcohol content (80 proof). In recent years, some cognac houses have been experimenting with producing cognacs with higher alcohol contents. Louis Royer produces a cognac that is 53% alcohol (106 proof), Louis Royer’s Force 53, a VSOP Fine Champagne cognac. Louis Royer suggests that this cognac be drunk over ice in a wide glass. Comparing Meukow VS (40% alcohol/80 proof) and Meukow 90 (45% alcohol/90 proof) The...

Martell is a cognac house founded in 1715 by Jean Martell. Martell is located in Cognac, France on the Charente River. Martell's eaux-de-vie are aged in french oak from trees of the Tronçais style, with a fine grain that creates cognacs with lighter tannins and a delicate woody flavor. Martell also uses grapes for its eaux-de-vie from the exclusive and most prestigious Cognac appelations of Borderies, Petit Champagne and Grande Champagne. Martell V.S.O.P. Medaillon The...

Hennessy is the largest cognac house in the world. Founded by Irish immigrant Richard Hennessy, the House of Hennessy commands approximately 40% of the world cognac market. Hennessy produces a full range of quality products from its V.S. to Paradise cognacs. Hennessy is now owed by French luxury goods conglomerate Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Hennessy is the clear cognac market leader in the category not because of lower prices but rather due to quality, marketing and...

Salignac V.S. Salignac V.S. was founded in 1809 in Jarnac France by Louis Salignac and is owned by the Courvoisier brand. Salignac is an unique V.S. in that the cognacs are blended before they are aged. According to Salignac "Most cognacs are blended or as we French say, "Married" after they are aged. But we at Salignac, we marry our young cognacs before ageing. Their years of intermingling in oaken casks allow time to...

This Cognac has a most interesting history.   Kelt sent this Cognac on a sea voyage before bottling.  No, I am not kidding.  Get this...... The company believes that their Tour du Monde Cognac has a more rounded tone due to their putting the Cognac in different barrels and then sending it on a sea voyage for 3 months before bringing it back to France for bottling.  This led me to try it to see what...