The bone chilling mist that blankets the Charente River makes the perfect setting for sampling the most famous product of this medieval city. For most people, Cognac is not a city but a synonym for ...

We chart new passages through the dark waters and mysteries of the fermentation of grapes in this week’s column. Our quest takes us to products that are extracted from the wine making process. Today’s ...

The primary difference between brandy and whiskey is that while brandy is distilled from fermented wine, whisky is made by distilling grain mash. The word “brandy” actually comes from the Dutch word ...

South Africa is renowned for its exceptional pot-still brandy. Double distilled in copper pot stills and aged in oak barrels is the way it’s been done for over 300 years. Considered a status symbol in ...

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders ...

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