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 ...

Two glasses of Cognac and a bottle on a wooden table - Fcafotodigital/Getty Images Ever wondered if Cognac and brandy are the same thing? Or why one bottle can feel like it demands a butler, while ...

You can’t deny the greatness of a snifter of good brandy this time of year. The oak-aged juice has a lot of ties to well-aged whiskey while still feeling light (for the most part). The wine-based ...

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 ...

Cognac is the perfect winter drink. We all have the images of an aristocratic gentleman like Winston Churchill drinking from a snifter of brandy as he sits in his library with a warm fire burning in ...

If someone were to create a “Guest at a Cocktail Bar” action figure and you pulled the string on the back, the first thing it would say is “not too sweet.” In the quest to make sure our cocktails aren ...

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 ...

Just like it can feel like there’s a cooking instrument for every type of food or dish, there seems to be a dedicated glass for every kind of spirit and cocktail. And if you’re a fan of brandy or ...

Victor Hugo called cognac the "liquor of the gods." It's become known as a symbol of French luxury, the best brandy money can buy—because, yes, cognac is a brandy. But just as not all wine is ...