The best brandy brands probably don't come to mind as easily as the best whiskey, tequila, and vodka. Or even gin and rum for the matter. But there was once a time when brandy was the star spirit and ...

The home of the celebrated spirit is reinventing itself as a travel destination.

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 ...

Every year, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) judges over 3,000 different spirits. Among the entrants this year there were 150 brandies from around the world. The SFWSC is the oldest ...

The Brandy Alexander is the perfect creamy dessert cocktail. And let’s face it, with Halloween leading into the holidays, we’re all going to be hitting the desserts a little harder than usual. As fall ...

The IWSC has released its 2024 Brandy of the Year, a collection of 10 top-ranked brandies selected by its Judging Panel. Below are tasting notes and commentary on current brandy industry trends. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last year was a tough one for many of us. This frustrating year of over-saturated politics and "fake news" has left us wanting change not only in our society, but in the cocktail scene as well. 2018 ...

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