Ahhh Courvoisier – the brandy of Napoleon! – a Cognac is a brandy but not all brandies are Cognacs. I had that ingrained into me whilst growing up in the Cognac area. Brandy comes from the German “BrandWein” which translates loosely as cooked wine – that’s to say distilled wine which is of course is fermented fruit (not necessarily but generally grapes)!
So there’s a lot of product out there that qualifies as brandy – what makes Cognac special is that is comes from the Cognac area of France, it’s made from specific grapes, distilled twice and has various age & geographical restrictions…blah blah blah – it does mean though that you know what you’re drinking is good J
Why Courvoisier and not any other Cognac? No reason really except loyalty to the smaller Cognac producing town of Jarnac and a company that I once worked for as a tour guide!
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