When Napoleon was exiled from France legend has it left town with several barrels of Courvoisier Cognac. France’s retreating emperor may have finished his days in exile, but his beloved Courvoisier ...

Victor Hugo, famous French writer and the author of Les Miserables, described Cognac as the liquor of the gods. This sentiment might explain why Cognac, the beloved amber spirit, has been produced for ...

A quasquicentennial—also known as a 125th anniversary—comes along only once, so Mandarine Napoléon, the Belgian-Cognac-based orange liqueur, has pulled out all stoppers in commemorating the event. The ...

While whiskey gets most of the attention during the winter months, you’re really missing out if you don’t have at least one ...

What separates cognac from other French eau-de-vie are important indicators like geography, soils, grapes, distillation methods and the source of the oak used in the aging barrels. In France, a spirit ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch antique trader is selling his collection of over 5,000 unopened bottles of Cognac and other liquors, which he claims is the biggest of its kind. The most precious bottle ...