Bottle #19: Hennessy Cognac

Bottle #19: Hennessy Cognac

Bottle #19: Hennessy Cognac Bottle #19 is a tiny bottle of Hennessy Cognac. If you want to know more about brandy in general, check out bottle #7: Martell Cognac. Both Martell and Hennessy are considered to be part of the Big Four cognac houses. Martell is the oldest,...
Bottle #17: Benedictine & Brandy (B & B)

Bottle #17: Benedictine & Brandy (B & B)

Bottle #17: Benedictine & Brandy (B & B) Bottle #17 is a tiny bottle of B&B, which stands for Benedictine & Brandy. Benedictine is a French herbal liqueur and the story goes that in the early 1930s a bartender at the “21” Club Speakeasy in NYC...
Bottle #16: Chemineaud Fine Brandy

Bottle #16: Chemineaud Fine Brandy

Bottle #16: Chemineaud Fine Brandy According to the remarkably history-free “History” page on their website, “Chemineaud Fine Brandy has found a special place in the hearts of Quebeckers.” What that special place is, I haven’t really been able to determine. The one...
Bottle #15: Asbach Uralt Brandy

Bottle #15: Asbach Uralt Brandy

Bottle #15: Asbach Uralt Brandy “It’s only quarantine if it comes from the French region of Quarante, otherwise it’s just sparkling isolation!” As I learned researching bottle #15, Asbach Uralt brandy, we have the Treaty of Versailles to thank for the rules that gave...