At the 2025 Beverage Testing Institute brandy judging, Courvoisier’s 30 Year XO Royal took top honors as Best Cognac. Eight other gold medals were awarded across the field. Courvoisier dominated the ...

Producers have been practicing the art of fermenting and distilling fruits and grains into spirits for centuries. In the Cognac region of France, distillers do this with grapes, turning them into what ...

It’s easy to let age dictate which bottle you buy, especially with spirits like Cognac or scotch that can thrive for decades in oak. Cognac is even categorized by age, with designations like VS (at ...