Favourite Cognac

[Jonnyjay]

Hey guys.

Anyone drink the stuff???

I like Courvoissier V.S.O.P

Any other suggestions?

[Bigboned]

Never had any before I've always been a rum/ malt man until I was gifted a bottle of alexadrion from Romania , love it's it's so smooth and caramel like

[bfg84]

no way do i know what im talking about when it comes to brandy just know that it always my drink of choice when im all inclusive on holiday.
spanish being my fave so far.

dan

[Jonnyjay]

no way do i know what im talking about when it comes to brandy just know that it always my drink of choice when im all inclusive on holiday.
spanish being my fave so far.

dan

Spanish Brandy???

Never tried that..


i heard alot about Hine Cognac, although i never seen it in the shops....

I used to drink Vodka all the time but then worked out that it goes crap with cigars...lol

[mb55317]

I'd like to bump this thread. Anyone have recommendations for a nice Cognac? Looking to get something smooth.. Thanks

[senor_robusto]

these are firm favs of mine:
hines rare champagne cognac!
remy martin couer de cognac!
hennessey vsop!!

these are all under ?40!!! of course you could go into the xo's, which are fantastic, but closer to the ?100 mark!!!

hope this helps

alex

[mb55317]

Cheers Alex i'll check them out

[senor_robusto]

hey matt, i'd also recommend you try janneau armagnac!!! asda do bottles of 5 year old for ?11 (50cl i think)!!! tbh, i think it's nicer than cognac:

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=4301

or try the vsop, ?26 usually:

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=257

hope this helps,

alex

[mb55317]

Awesome thanks Alex I'll take a look, that's surely enough to get me started!

[El Catador]

Steering clear of some of the more 'stratospherically' expensive Cognacs, I'd put my money on the Hine Antique XO, and (my personal fave).. the Fontpinot XO.



(They're both still a bit pricy.. but awsome in terms of depth and flavour)

[Simon Bolivar]

2010.12_0182.jpgThe best Cognac for the job is an Armagnac! If you can find it, try the Castarede. THis little collection was finished off, during my birhtday bash last yr. This year I wasn't even fit for a beer

[whisky77]

As stated by Senor Robusto, the remy martin couer de cognac is one of the best Cognacs for the money currently available. Fantastic stuff with a cigar.

these are firm favs of mine:
hines rare champagne cognac!
remy martin couer de cognac!
hennessey vsop!!

these are all under ?40!!! of course you could go into the xo's, which are fantastic, but closer to the ?100 mark!!!

hope this helps

alex

[mb55317]

Kind of an impulse buy but was at Costco today and picked up a bottle of Remy Martin XO! A bit pricey but it was about ?25 cheaper than other online sites so not a bad deal

[senor_robusto]

you lucky sod, lol!!! i was lucky enough recently to get a similar deal on middleton rare irish whisky when visiting armagh for their xmas 'georgian day' celebrations!! it was already 20% off, then 10% on top of that due to being 'georgian day', in the end i think it worked out around ?60-ish!!

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-5792.aspx

alex

[Alexw33]

Remy Martin XO is beautiful good choice, its my usual tipple at the casino (when im winning of course).
If anyone is new to drinking cognac i would suggest Remy Martin Coeur de Cognac, its really smooth and forgiving and you can pick it up for about ?35-40 a bottle, just make sure you dont mix it with anything!!