Distillerie Du Peyrat is a cognac house owned and operated by Jean-François Rault. It is located in Houlette, France on the banks of a small river called the Tourtrat. Houlette is a small town about ...

Cognac, a luxurious French brandy, is renowned for its exquisite taste and diverse aging classifications. Each type of Cognac has its own unique characteristics and flavor profiles, which are ...

Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal is a fine champagne cognac. The name Accord Royal is derived from a land grant from King Louis XV to Rémy Martin in 1738 that permitted them to use his majesty’s land in ...

Should I Use a Decanter For Cognac? The practice of putting cognac in decanters is based on presentation rather than necessity. Unlike wines, Cognac does ...

Summer is a grand time to be in Cognac. Not only are most of the Cognac Houses offering guided tours, but the festival season is in full swing. The Cognac festival organizers work year round preparing ...

In a sign that cognac is gaining more popularity in the United States, USA Today has issued a crash course on cognac. USA Today notes the revival in interest in cognac and provides some basics on the ...

Russian Standards Body Says Nearly One Third of all Cognacs Sold in Russia Are Counterfeit. Late last year we noted the Cognac standards body Le Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) was ...

In the early 20th century, Édouard Cointreau, the visionary behind the iconic Cointreau liqueur, developed a recipe called “Majestic.” This inspired the creation of Cointreau Noir, a sophisticated ...

The Most Expensive Cognac A Shot of Jean Filloux's Rome de Bellegarde Smashes Most Expensive Shot of Cognac Record by over $5,000! In January 2017, we... The House of Hardy is known for its elegant ...

Alexandre Gabriel was born in southern Burgundy, near the medieval town of Cluny in France. Weekends in his youth were spent working on the family farm and that is where Alexandre’s great love of the ...

Earlier this week LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), a luxury brand conglomerate and owner of Hennessy cognacs, warned that due to significant increases in Hennessy sales, the availability of ...

The House of Hardy is known for its elegant cognacs and its elaborate Prestige collection bottle designs. The House of Hardy’s Prestige collection of cognacs are aged more than thirty years. These ...