cognacs

We're selling cognacs now that my father selected 30 years ago.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

Tel: +33 0 545 368260 www.yeuse.fr Where to eat Cognac merchants, grower-distillers and oenologists are among those who sit down to expertly prepared local produce in the art deco inspired interior of the Restaurant du Ch â teau The seven-course menu for cognac lovers, including cognacs, is € 82.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

"I tasted cognacs at an ambient temperature, cold and frosted to see which flavors emerged and which dishes would go best with each," he says.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

Its gourmet restaurant and sumptuous cognath è que, with 250 or so cognacs, have won a following from film and media folk.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

The house specializes in very old premium cognacs blended solely from grapes grown and distilled in the immediately surrounding vineyards of Grande Champagne — one of the six growing areas for cognac and the appellation credited with producing the subtlest of slow-aging cognacs.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

Holding up a sample from 2009, Mr. Braastad says, This accords well with the style of our cognacs.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

Tel: +33 (0) 545 826032 www.bistro-de-claude.com What to do Baron Otard ( www.baronotard.com ) is one of several cognac houses offering guided tours and tastings as individual as their cognacs.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

But it's the cellars that have won the company its name for making elegant cognacs with a long finish and floral flavor.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

But there are scores of smaller houses and, close by the statue of Francis I, La Cognath è que cognatheque.com sells more than 400 cognacs.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

Unless labeled single cask, cognacs are blended from eaux-de-vie of differing ages but matured at least two years to create a complex mix of tastes and aromas with lasting pleasure for nose and palate.

A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011