Brandy?

[tippexx]

Last night, watching Champions League on 3, I for the first time in my life (honest) drank some Brandy. Courvoisier VSOP gifted by Puff Scotty. I sipped it straight from the mini-bottle and managed to make it last the full programme. I must say I really enjoyed it, but I know nothing whatsoever about Brandy. Any recommendations anyone?

[cohibaIV]

Remy Martin VSOP.....

Great drop....

[senor_robusto]

Remy Martin VSOP.....

Great drop....

?11 off in asda at the moment, ?18 a bottle!!!! got 2 in for xmas........

alex

[senor_robusto]

hey arf,
i love my brandy/ cognac/ armangac alright!!! lol!!!

hennessey is hard to beat, be it VS (?20+), VSOP (?30+), XO (?80+)!!!!

my favourite at the moment is hines rare champagne cognac (?30+), though remy martin VSOP (?29 usually, ?18 at the moment in asda) and couer de cognac (?30+) are lovely as well!!! i usually avoid courvoisier tbh......

also, give the janneau vsop armagnac a go!!!

hope this helps,

alex

[senor_robusto]

........also, you could splash out and give this a go:

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1740.aspx

alex

[moidoid]

?18 for Remy?

World's gone mad...

[bigbarneyhotdog]

I used to love a drop of brandy with babysham. Do they still make that?

[Puff Scotty]

Hi Tipp,
glad you enjoyed, I used to be a brandy snob & wouldn't touch anything "not recommended".
I have a half dozen or so usuals on the bar but I rate a cheapo Soberano as a nice go to brandy. I fully realise all the purists on the forum will wince at this but each to his own.
A Sri Lankan friend of mine keeps bringing me bottles of Hanappier Finest Blended from Colombo as he flies back & forth.... I wish he wouldn't .

[whisky77]

Remy Martin Coeur de Cognac.

I was recently givena bottle of Remy Martin Coeur de Cognac and I am looking forward to trying it out as I enjoy the normal VSOP bottling.

I agree that some of the deals available at the moment in the supermarkets on Cognac and Whisky are tremendous value.

[Deano]

hey arf,
i love my brandy/ cognac/ armangac alright!!! lol!!!

hennessey is hard to beat, be it VS (?20+), VSOP (?30+), XO (?80+)!!!!

my favourite at the moment is hines rare champagne cognac (?30+), though remy martin VSOP (?29 usually, ?18 at the moment in asda) and couer de cognac (?30+) are lovely as well!!! i usually avoid courvoisier tbh......

also, give the janneau vsop armagnac a go!!!

hope this helps,

alex

I'll go with alex on this - the Hines rare VSP is fabulous for it's cost, circa ?32 on thewhiskyexchange.com

[Struth]

I used to love a drop of brandy with babysham. Do they still make that?

Watched the program with Oz Clarke recently where the filled a barrel with babycham took it to a country fair and renamed it cornish hand crushed perry everybody was raving about it

[Simon-JG-hr]

Can often be found (very cheaply) in the Co-op near me in Plymouth. Just without Oz and Hugh in attendance...

[patrickspark]

and get yourself a snifter (baloon) glass - essential for keeping the right temperature

[bambini]

I'd recommend the Sainsbury's Taste the Difference XO cognac - for a supermarket own brand it's bloody good, and ?15 a bottle. That fruity aftertaste just doesn't leave your mouth

[larrysputnik]

At the risk of being stoned by those frequent brandy drinkers, I want to pose a question within this thread about what is a good beverage to mix brandy with. I love to drink brandy with eggnog but the season of eggnog has come to an end and I want to sip on something as enjoyable. I love my scotch on the rocks, but I haven't yet developed a taste for brandy on its own so I want to blend it.