Cognac is a strong alcoholic beverage produced by double distillation from grape juice and then aged for a long time in oak barrels.
Interesting facts about cognac:
1) The drink can be consumed in small quantities - no more than 15 ml per day, for therapeutic and preventive purposes. It normalizes blood pressure, relieves migraine headaches and also reduces the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease by 40%. And here's what to drink cognac with in more detail in the tips from the French bartender on the Drink-drink.ru website.
2) Cognac is only that drink, which was produced in the province of Cognac (France) in accordance with the careful observance of all production techniques. All other similar drinks are not cognac, but brandy.
3) The label always indicates the age of the cognac:
VS (very special) or 3 - the spirits have been aged two years or more.
Superior - from three years.
VSOP (very special old pale) or reserve - indicates more than four years.
VVSOP (very special old pale) or grand reserve - at least five years.
XO (extra old) or Napoleon - over six years.
The maximum ageing time in an oak cask is 70 - 80 years, then the wood stops to saturate the cognac with its special aroma and flavor.
4) Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill adored cognac, so he used to drink a bottle of Armenian cognac "Dvin" (aged ten years Ararat) every day. However, one day he drank it and realized that the taste of cognac was unfamiliar. He decided to ask Stalin what the reason was. It turned out that the technologist who made the cognac had been exiled to Siberia.
5) Cognac should be consumed only at room temperature.
6) The most expensive cognac in the world is considered to be Henry IV, which costs 2 million dollars. The bottle is decorated with gold and diamonds, and the drink itself has been aged for over 100 years.
7) The traveler Jean-Jacques Gaudet invented the Arctic Cognac, which is as clear as water and packaged as a block of ice.
8) Before the launch of the Soviet orbital station "Salyut-7", tubes with Armenian brandy were placed in different niches on board. This was done so that the crew members could fight off quarrels among themselves.
9) The French believe that cognac should be consumed with chocolate, coffee, and cigars.
10) In all countries except Russia, it is not customary to snort this drink with lemon.
And don't forget, drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health.
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