Let’s start with the most important part: All Cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac. Think of brandy as the umbrella category that comprises spirits that have been distilled from fruit — by ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Here's how to tell these French brandies apart. As Cognac continues its impressive rise in popularity and Armagnac reaches a larger market than the more niche one it has historically appealed to in ...