Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Technically the oldest documented spirit to be distilled, brandy alcohol is an incredibly widespread category, with different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cocktail garnished with blackberries - Silvia ND/Shutterstock While most usually prefer cocktails to have a balance of enticing ...

Put that whiskey down. I've got something better. For years, I, too, was a huge whiskey drinker – first bourbon, then rye, followed by Scotch. But my stiff beverage of choice would be replaced after ...

While brandy may conjure up images of elegant snifters, men smoking cigars, and a room full of leather-bound books, the classic liquor, which is made from distilled wine, isn’t as intimidating as it ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Victor Hugo called cognac the "liquor of the gods." It's become known as a ...

Brandy is any distilled spirit made from fermented fruit juice. Cognac is a specific type of barrel-aged brandy made in the Cognac region of France. Brandy is often sipped neat as an after-dinner ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...