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It really doesn't matter. You could wrap the bottle in a paper bag and drink it straight out of there because that brandy is shit.

>>6282415
Yeah, I know nothing about brandy, but I always mix my E&J with coke. Bretty gud

>>6282411
E&J VSOP is crazy sweet. Like legit syrupy. It's amazing to me that it can be that sweet without added sugar. Drinking it on the rocks will cut back on some of the cloying sweetness.

E&J VS is damned good stuff though. Highly respected spirits expert Paul Poucolt rated it 4/5
and says it is superior to every VS cognac on the market. I basically agree with him.

I drink E&J VS pretty often. Pic related. I'll do a side by side taste test of a few other brandies next week and post a thread here.

>>6282437
forgot pic

>>6282418
OP here. It seems like that would be the way to go. Rum and vodka I mix because they taste like shit. Gin also. Just sipped a little and yeah mixing would be the best way to go.

>>6282411
Despite what the namefag said, and I guess some spirit expert who I've never heard of, I think that stuff is terrible, but I bet if you put it in a sidecar it would be drinkable

2 parts brandy
1 part cointreau
1 part fresh lemon juice
shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass

>>6282411
>cognac on ice

Do you know how I know you're doing it wrong?

E&J is garbage, spend the extra $5 on some Raynal.

>>6282466
>cognac

Let's not start this.

>>6282460
>sidecar
muh nigga

>cointreau
>not grand marnier
nevermind

I spelled that dude's name wrong.
http://www.spiritjournal.com/pacult.htm

>>6282468
But I love Cognac, and brandy in general. E&J is garbage though.

>>6282487
>E&J
That's what I get for listening to niggers.

I always drink E&J, I mix it with cola or Dr Pepper

>>6282476

Grand marnier is too syrupy for me and doesn't provide enough contrast, but either is fine, I guess.

I suppose you could use a little more lemon to make up for the grand marnier if it means that much to only use "cognac based" spirits

>>6282487

But E&J isn't cognac. Whether it's garbage or not (and it is) had nothing to do with my post

>>6282487
>Cardenal Mendoza

This shit any good? I've seen it at the local liquor store but haven't taken the time to try it.

>>6282499
Try making a grand marnier with Domain Canton instead of grand marnier or cointreau sometime. I'm pretty sure I invented that drink. I garnished it with some homemade gari.

>>6282509

It's good. Xeres brandy delivers greatness for chump change, you should be all over it.

>>6282510
>Try making a grand marnier
*sidecar

sorry I'm kinda drunk

>>6282510

Unfortunately my alcoholism got the best of me and I no longer keep spirits around, but next time I'm at a good bar I'll look into that

>>6282495
Paul Masson Grande Amber is a decent American brandy, and is about the same price as the E&J.

The Raynal is really good though, and it's not much more. American brandies just lack something.

>>6282509
I really like it, but have to admit that it grew on me. I wasn't the biggest fan at first. It has a very raisinesque flavor, but is very smooth. I often start off with it, move onto the Remy, and finish up with the Raynal if I'm getting loaded.

Armagnac is really good too.

>>6282535
I saw this over there also.

I just mixed it with ginger ale and never bought another bottle. On a related note I stopped liking ginger ale for a few years.

>>6282589
Is meh. A step up from the E&J but not by much.

VSOP you can drink neat or on ice, but it's fucking great in cocktails.

brandy and cherry coke with lime and a cherry is awesome as fuck

brandy alexander is the ultimate panty dropper

brandy old fashioned

Metropolitan

sidecar is fucking amazing

I will say that my usual is to sip brandy neat and drink a strong ale with it

Any opinions on flavored Brandy?

>>6282654
projectile vomiting.gif

>>6282662
Ok nuff said

Captcha: barlf

>>6282654

dogshit for children and homeless niggers

>>6282506
Yes, but OP said he drinks Cognac and whiskey on the rocks. If you're drinking Cognac on the rocks, your wither drinking shitty Cognac or fucking up good Cognac.

>putting brandy of any kind on ice

brandy needs to be warmed or else you miss like 75% of the flavour

>>6282709
>brandy needs to be warmed

>>6282709
Which from what I can tell isn't much.

Are you a grill?

>>6282709
>You miss 75% of th flavor.

If you're drinking E&J you would count this as a blessing.

Brandy is to cognac and armagnac what sparkling wine is to champagne.

Usually, good brandy or cognac is drank neat in a brandy snifter and warmed with the heat from your hand.

E&J VSOP is ok brandy. It's not good brandy, though, and it's not much better than the E&J VS. Honestly I doubt I could tell the difference.

If it were me I'd use it for making mulled wine or mint juleps.