Cognac Reviews

Hennessy Master Blend Selection No. 1 - A Single Batch Cognac Hennessy Master Blend Selection No. 1 is a cognac released by Hennessy crafted to highlight the skill of the master blender. Hennessy's master blender and cellar master Yann Filloux along with the tasting committee, selected 80 to 100 eaux-de-vie ranging in age from 5 to 15 years to create the Master Blend Selection 1. According to Hennessy, Master's Blend Selection No. 1 is the...

Courvoisier V.S. Courvoisier V.S. Cognac is a product of the cognac house founded in 1835 by Emile Courvoisier and is famous for its wide range of quality cognacs. The Courvoisier Château is located in Jarnac, France on the banks of the Charente River about ten miles east of Cognac. Courvoisier Cognac is said to have been the favorite drink of British novelist Charles Dickens. Courvoisier V.S. Review We tasted Courvoisier V.S. neat in a cognac...

Rastignac is a cognac house founded in 2008 by the brothers David and Julien Pannaud. The House of Rastignac is located in the Bons Bois appellation of Cognac. The soil of Bons Bois, according to Rastignac is "not the highest category but highly coherent...the soil has steady characteristics, resulting in the consistent nature of our grapes" As such, Rastignac creates its cognacs by blending eaux-de-vie from its own Bons Bois 120 heactare vineyards as...

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 Cordon Bleu Martell...

Cognac Park Borderies is made under the auspices of The Distillerie of Tessendier & Fils that was founded by Gaston Tessendier in 1862. The Distillerie Tessendier Estate is located on the banks of the Charente in Cognac, France. Tessendier and Fils now produces a collection of cognacs under the name ‘Cognacs Park’, that include Park V.S., Park Borderies, Park X.O. Cigar Blend, Park V.S.O.P., Park X.O. and Park X.O. Extra, Park Chai N°8 and...

When you think of cognac, Hennessy is likely one of the first brands that come to mind. As the largest cognac house in the world, Hennessy has been producing quality cognac since it was founded by Irish immigrant Richard Hennessy in 1865. Today, the brand commands approximately 40% of the world cognac market and produces a full range of quality products, from its VS to Paradise cognacs. Hennessy is now owned by French luxury...

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...