# Are you a cognac drinker? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080 "2007-04-07T07:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/21 "2007-04-08T02:01:25Z")
[QUOTE=gaucho] i’ve got a bottle of Cerbois armagnac right now. Nothing better on a chilly evening, imo. [/QUOTE] Heck, if you twist my arm I’ll drink it on a warm evening. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/22 "2007-04-08T11:38:31Z")
I appreciatee a fine cognac, but I’m really partial to spanish brandy-my favorite is Gran Duc De Alba-wonderful taste and aroma-but hard to find (you can get it in places where there are a lot of Cuban-Americans). What puzzles me: Armagnac is supposed to be a coarser, cheaper spirit that cognac-so why is it so expensive in the USA? Where I am, a good armagnac costs at least $15.00/fifth more than cognac. ---
**Author:** ![FRDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@FRDE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FRDE)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/23 "2007-04-08T13:06:53Z")
Armagnac is just another region like Cognac Like Minnesota and Illinois - being a bit less known, it appeals to the booze snobs, but it can be pretty darn good A normal Remy Martin is a nice consistent brandy, a bit like its scotch equivalent of Johnnie Walker Black Label. Personally I like just about any brandy, a rough Grappa goes down well with an Expresso and an inexpensive brandy cut with soda (UK soda =/= US soda ) is a good session drink. (especially as it is a frowned upon South African deviation 🙂 ) @Rigmarole, a brandy glass is also called a snifter, it doubles as a measuring device and a way of getting a kick from the fumes - also expensive does not definitely mean good - it just means expensive. ---
**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/24 "2007-04-09T03:17:17Z")
I drink Hennessey now and then. Do people ever use it for cooking? ---
**Author:** ![Gorgonzola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gorgonzola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgonzola)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/25 "2007-04-09T03:34:11Z")
Remy Martin and Courvoisier are all right to have around for a nightcap. When I switched workplaces recently after twenty years, one of the key people whose decisions influenced my exit gave me a bottle of Chateau Montifaud. It was pretty good, as lame-assed apologies go. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/26 "2007-04-09T04:14:49Z")
[QUOTE=FRDE] @Rigmarole, a brandy glass is also called a snifter, it doubles as a measuring device and a way of getting a kick from the fumes [/QUOTE] I actually learned this just the other day! Someone at one of my tables ordered up some Hennessy and asked for it “in a snifter”. I did a double-take and said “In a wha??” and he explained it to me. I always thought they were cool glasses, now I know they have an even cooler name. 🙂 > [@FRDE](#): > > - also expensive does not definitely mean good - it just means expensive That comment was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/27 "2007-04-09T04:33:50Z")
I am quite fond of Ragnaud-Sabuorin (Premier Cru), and I’m currently working on a very nice bottle of Maison Prunier 20 year. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080/28 "2007-04-16T21:24:55Z")
I tend to enjoy Armangac more, but will drink Cognac as well. The lesser Cognacs are nice with a little soda water and ice. I’ve never done that with Armagnac, but I tend to have to pay more for that. My supposition on that is that it’s not got as broad as appeal as the mass marketed / well known Cognacs. Either are good with a good cigar after a nice meal, especially if it’s cool out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cognac-drinker/399080.md?page=1)