What cognac goes with
Cognac is brandy from white grapes from the region around Cognac, distilled twice in a copper still and then aged on French oak.
The designations on the label refer to the youngest eau-de-vie in the bottle: VS at least two years, VSOP at least four, XO at least ten. The longer in wood, the more vanilla, nut and dried fruit.
A young cognac stays fruity and can go into the mix; an old cognac does not need that and only loses by it.
How to serve it
- Glass
- A tulip glass. A wide balloon glass lets too much alcohol escape.
- Temperature
- Room temperature. Warming it in the hand or over a flame is not necessary and flattens the aroma.
- Neat or mixed
- Old cognac neat. Young cognac works well with tonic or ginger beer.
What it goes with
- chocolate
- nuts
- crème brûlée
- aged cheese
- apple pie
- coffee
- dried apricot
This applies to the type as a whole. What an individual bottle does is on the page of that bottle.
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A dedicated recommendation with every bottle of cognac
On the page of every bottle of cognac in the shop there is a recommendation of its own: something with dinner or drinks, a cheese and something for afterwards, with the shopping list and the preparation.