/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.17867725]

Cognac chads, report for cognac chat!

For me, it's Hennessy.

[Anonymous No.17867730]

Alcohol is not a food, it's a psychoactive drug.

[Anonymous No.17867734]

>>17867730
t. pussy

[Anonymous No.17867756]

>>17867725
Rarely do I use the n-word, but you're making me consider it.

[Anonymous No.17867798]

>>17867725
Yo, sippin on dat there henny, namean?

[Anonymous No.17867813]

>>17867730
You ingest it, it has calories. Eat a dick, fag

[Anonymous No.17867816]

>>17867798
Yeah. I drank a Hennessy and Red Bull earlier.

[Anonymous No.17868127]

>>17867725
>VS

[Anonymous No.17868342]

>>17867725
Facts my nigga I fuck with Henny heavy. Finna drink some tomorrow night when I go out

[Anonymous No.17868459]

>>17867725
Well we know you are not from /pol/

[Anonymous No.17868474]

>>17868342
Based, have a good time bro

[Anonymous No.17868481]

>>17867725
Look at this light skin nigga tryin to act all bougie still livin at his mommas house. Too good for the OE whodie?

[Anonymous No.17868645]

>>17867725
Hennessy is dogshit.

[Anonymous No.17868794]

I bought Camus Intensely Aromatic or whatever it's called and I didn't really care for it. It's not bad, but I just don't think I would buy it again. That was the first cognac I've ever tried.

[Anonymous No.17869154]

>>17867725
i only make shitty deserts and food with hennessy

[Anonymous No.17869175]

>>17867725
Post hands.

[Anonymous No.17869189]

i prefer brandy but I have some thcinfusedhenny Im looking forward to

[Anonymous No.17869570]

[Anonymous No.17869574]

>>17867725
I usually get Remy Martin, but Aldi own brand is actually pretty good too.
Never had Hennessy.

[Anonymous No.17869684]

Courvoisier

[Anonymous No.17869817]

>>17869570
Based nigger.
All the little hulksters know this is the official drink of niggas tryna flex and get fuckin trashed at the same time.

[Anonymous No.17869824]

hennessy is too expensive for its reputation
i want to be able to say "im drinking cognac" instead of "im drinking henny"

[Anonymous No.17870021]

These are the brandies I have on hand currently, tell me what to get next. No Hennessey.

[Anonymous No.17870357]

>>17870021
Jelly of that collection. How is that calvados? Busnel XO has been my favourite, but it's hard to get hold of much variety.

Get some Metaxa for something different, 7 or 12.

[Anonymous No.17870623]

>>17869189
Cognac is brandy you dumbo.

[Anonymous No.17870644]

Black people smell

[Anonymous No.17870721]

ayo whiteboi, you aight

[Anonymous No.17871478]

>>17867725
I like Hennessy but I have only ever had VSOP. Is VS vastly inferior?

[Anonymous No.17871491]

When I go to parties I like to pour pic related into my old Hennessy bottle. Tastes the same and it's only 24 dollars a bottle.

[Anonymous No.17871507]

>>17867798
Yeah nigga you nam sayin dats dat good shit that yak you heard… smooth as hell boy

[Anonymous No.17871509]

>>17867725
Why is this stuff always behind the counter at liquor stores?

[Anonymous No.17871527]

>>17871509
I never see it behind the counter, but maybe it’s because I live in a well to do neighborhood so they are not expecting shoplifting.

[Anonymous No.17871628]

>>17868645
t. tastelet

[Anonymous No.17871630]

>>17870021
Get some Hennessy.

[Anonymous No.17871654]

How goes the night, fellow brandyanons? I'm about to have some Hartley's

[Anonymous No.17871687]

>>17871509
I can't imagine why.

[Anonymous No.17871711]

>>17867725
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ZUaxyPoZ8

[Anonymous No.17871805]

>>17870021
Just go with the cheapest shit you can find to kill some brain cells.

[Anonymous No.17871867]

>>17870357
Thanks for the suggestions but no can do on the Metaxa. I've had the 7 I believe and really didn't care for it.
I have not opened the Roger Groult yet, too many other open bottles. It was the only Calvados my Total had in stock at the time, but I remembered liquorhound named it as one if his best of the year so I said fuck it. It'll actually be the first Calvados I try.

[Anonymous No.17871876]

>>17871711
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QRnutVa84

[Anonymous No.17871961]

I never tasteted cognac. How its compared to whisky and gin?

[Anonymous No.17872424]

>>17870021
How's the calva ?

[Anonymous No.17872426]

>>17867725
Spanish brandies are delicious and underrated. Calvados is probably my favorite spirit.

[Anonymous No.17872429]

>>17871491
And at the end you live with your empty bottle ?

[Anonymous No.17872433]

>>17872429
>live
Leave

[Anonymous No.17872542]

>>17871961
first taste of Hennessy VSOP was 9/10 as similar as Buffalo Trace

[Anonymous No.17872578]

>>17872426
Calvados is french.

[Anonymous No.17872582]

>>17871961
Being made from distilled wine, it's has a more fruity, perfumey taste.

[Anonymous No.17872635]

>>17871805
That's not even a cognac tho

[Anonymous No.17872647]

Courvoiaiersieir vsop any good?

[Anonymous No.17872665]

How did hennessy end up being a drink of the blacks?

[Anonymous No.17872668]

>>17872665
It's the only one they can pronounce

[Anonymous No.17872787]

>>17867756
>Be French
>Enjoy cognac
>Forever associated with melanin enriched low iq basketball americans online
Feelsbadman. Anyway pic related is what I prefer over Henessy. Henessy is to cognac what jack daniels is to whiskey. Overpriced and overhyped garbage.

[Anonymous No.17872829]

>>17870623
cognac has extra rules. i prefer the simplicity and low price of brandy

[Anonymous No.17872836]

>>17867725
Shill

[Anonymous No.17872843]

>>17871478
Yes, it stands for Very Shitty

[Anonymous No.17872987]

>>17872836
>thinking every single brand here posted is some sort of shilling attempt
ISHYGDDT

[Anonymous No.17873111]

Cognac causes the worst hangovers of any non-sweetened liquor.

Congeners. Look it up.

[Anonymous No.17873130]

D'usse XO Cognac is always my go to

[Anonymous No.17873157]

>>17867725
What does Hennessy/Cognac taste like? I've always avoided it due to the very rachet connotations it has

[Anonymous No.17873217]

>>17873157
It's the drink of kings. If whiskey is liquor with a malty flavor, cognac is liqour with a fruity flavor.

[Anonymous No.17873291]

>>17872429
No, I just wait till I finish another bottle of Hennessy at home and repeat. I don't go to parties often

[Anonymous No.17873306]

>>17872665
WWII and marketing

[Anonymous No.17873882]

>>17873157
Like lighter, sweeter whiskey. It is good all cultural considerations aside.

[Anonymous No.17873949]

>>17867725
I tried a bunch of different ones (miniatures) and they're all pretty much the same. I get the Hennessy XO, the VSOP tastes like crap.

>>17867756
They stole cognac culture from rich old white dudes because it's fancy and it's good.

[Anonymous No.17874252]

>>17872987
>thinking the same exact post format, using the same exact image of the same exact (dogshit) product, is the result of organic enjoyment of the nigger elixir

[Anonymous No.17874737]

>>17873157
another barrel aged, which is where you get that rum, tequila whisky color. it's definitely a must try, but i wouldn't recommend anything mainstream for your first. not even the XO versions of henny, dusse, or remy.

[Anonymous No.17874744]

>>17867725
Don't buy it often, but E&J is quite smooth, and quite cheap

[Anonymous No.17874922]

>>17873949
>and they're all pretty much the same
No they aren't.

[Anonymous No.17874930]

>>17871805
>Best before Dec 2012

[Anonymous No.17874949]

>>17873949
Only in America, and those retards never had culture anyway.

[Anonymous No.17874966]

>>17867725
I like Grand Marnier and I cannot lie.

And I accidentally figured something out. If I drink bourbon right after drinking a little Grand Marnier, the bourbon is less bitter tasting then usual.

[Anonymous No.17875181]

>>17874252
I'm the one who makes these threads dummy and YES, I like cognac. Suck my dick you fucking 'nacyet

[Anonymous No.17875185]

>>17874930
The kind of people who buy that stuff don't let it sit around

[Anonymous No.17875845]

>>17867725
this is all I can think of when I see hennessy, saw someone at a friends birthday party wearing this shirt.

[Anonymous No.17875860]

>>17871805
This looks like something you'd get 20% discount for returning the jug on

[Anonymous No.17876125]

>>17872843
I'll hold off on it then. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.17876658]

>>17875845
What a based shirt

>>17876125
Hennessy VS rules

[Anonymous No.17876709]

For me it’s Martell Cordon Bleu

[Anonymous No.17877157]

Idk it tasted ok.

[Anonymous No.17877199]

>>17872787
remy is rapper core as well.

[Anonymous No.17877281]

>>17877199
Sorry Anon I don't follow enough apes to keep up with whatever they're drinking. Sounds like at this point only the cheapest store brand brandy isn't rapper core huh.

[Anonymous No.17877285]

>>17877281
for me it's meukow vsop

[Anonymous No.17877299]

>>17872647
Yes, but not if you're a cognac snob. It probably has a bunch of added sugars and flavors. The alcohol taste is very faint and it tastes more like sweet wine with fruit and spices.

[Anonymous No.17877522]

>>17877199
That's because rappers have good taste.

[Anonymous No.17877699]

>>17867725
>Very Special
idk, something about a label that calls itself Very Special turns me off from buying it

[Anonymous No.17877803]

>>17875181
Then stop making these threads you fucking shill, or at least start them with a cognac that is actually made from grapes and doesn't suck miles of ass

[Anonymous No.17877823]

>>17877803
Hennessy is made from grapes you 'naclet. You're the type of dude to order wine at a restaurant and complain to the sommelier that it needs more grapes.

[Anonymous No.17877847]

>>17877823
No, Hennessy is made from heavily diluted grain alcohol and caramel color. Every cognac that negroes have heard of has undergone massive quality compromises to meet demand from people who don't know what good cognac tastes like.

[Anonymous No.17877869]

>>17877847
No it isn't you retarded bastard. It's literally a requirement of being cognac that it be made from grapes. Here are the details straight from the source: https://www.cognac.fr/en/bnic/publications/

[Anonymous No.17877882]

>>17877869
And it's literally a requirement that Champagne be made in Champagne, but that doesn't stop Korbel.
""""Cognac"""" exports are lucrative enough that the French government is willing to overlook bad business practice like artificial flavoring, coloring, adulteration with non-grape-derived alcohol, etc. in the larger brandyhouses.
It's okay to like the nigger elixir, but it's not okay to tell people it's good cognac.

[Anonymous No.17877883]

>>17877847
You don't know what you're talking about.

[Anonymous No.17877892]

>>17877883
I bet you think Canadian whisky and big-name tequilas are wholesome, non-adulterated products too.

[Anonymous No.17877897]

>>17877882
Ok you're a retard.

[Anonymous No.17877903]

>>17877897
Your thoughts on my statements are valueless to me, but I'm glad you're having fun.

[Anonymous No.17877933]

>>17877903
Post proofs of your statement, then.
How do you know Hennessy cognac isn't actual cognac? For now you've just been schizoposting because niggers like it and you hate niggers so you hate hennessy.

[Anonymous No.17877946]

Imagine spending so much time on /pol/ that you start rejecting chicken tenders because MUH NIGGERS

[Anonymous No.17878028]

>>17877882
embarassing

[Anonymous No.17878327]

>>17877882
>And it's literally a requirement that Champagne be made in Champagne, but that doesn't stop Korbel.
Korbel is an American company. The United States doesn't recognize a lot of the protected origin product categories that Europe does. Korbel would not be allowed to call itself Champagne in Europe.

[Anonymous No.17879418]

>>17877933
If you drank actual cognac, you would be able to perceive the difference yourself.
>>17878028
Shill
>>17877946
Shit taste
>>17878327
Rhetorical device disingenously interpreted as 1:1 comparison

[Anonymous No.17879450]

>>17879418
I don't want to sound racist, but you don't know SHIT about cognac.

Pic related: it's another cognac for you to cry like a little bitch about

[Anonymous No.17879502]

If i didnt like bottom shelf brandy is there any point in trying cognac when even the shittiest cheap bourbons are good?

[Anonymous No.17879525]

>>17879502
Sure, I find the cheap brandies and cognacs disgusting, like Hennessy, Courvoisier, Three Barrels, and supermarket own brands stuff.
Get yourself a nice bottle of Armagnac.

[Anonymous No.17879562]

>>17879418
>If you drank actual cognac, you would be able to perceive the difference yourself.
I'm French, I literally live in the Cognac region. You're embarassing yourself at this point.

[Anonymous No.17879636]

>>17876709
I want to try it to see if it is worth the hype. However if I'm going to splurge I think I would go for Tesseron Lot 53, just to see what ~50 year old cognac tastes like.

[Anonymous No.17879665]

>>17879502
Cognac is somewhat unique in its profile compared to other brandies, so I would say yes, give it a try. Courvoisier VSOP is very solid and usually less than $40 for a fifth. I drink almost everything and IMO a decent cognac is much nicer than any bottom-shelf bourbon.

[Anonymous No.17879715]

I tired this Hennessy paradis once. I didn’t like it all that much. You know why? Because it tasted like Cognac. I’ll take virtually any single malt scotch over this overrated, hyped up dribble

[Anonymous No.17879736]

>it's overrated because I don't like it

[Anonymous No.17879778]

>>17879715
OMG did someone say ISLAY SINGLE MALT!??!?! aged in SHERRY CASKS?!?!?

[Anonymous No.17879805]

>>17879778
> ISLAY SINGLE MALT! aged in SHERRY CASKS
That’s my medicine that keeps me alive yet takes years away from my life

[Anonymous No.17881419]

>>17869684
this

[Anonymous No.17881612]

>>17879778
Why do so many dudes who drink scotch look like this? Almost nobody who drinks Cognac looks like this.

[Anonymous No.17881832]

>>17879805
in my experience it has to be either-or. nothing I've had comes close to own home blends.

[Anonymous No.17881971]

>>17881612
>Why do so many dudes who drink scotch look like this?
You mean white?
>Almost nobody who drinks Cognac looks like this.
True. They all look like this

[Anonymous No.17881979]

>>17881971
>americans

[Anonymous No.17882113]

I know the OP's cognac, but I have a general hard liquor question, hope that's ok.
I've always had an issue with drinking hard liquor cause I'm a wuss so I usually stick to red wine, but I was making this drink that's apple cider and Fireball whisky and when I run out of cider I end up just finishing off the Fireball straight (and same type of thing with Jager, Triple Sec, etc).
Now I was thinking I should just get into drinking actual whisky (or brandy, whatever) to avoid all that sugar, so does anyone have a recommendation for an easy kind to get into for a beginner and a wuss like me?

Regardless, I'll probably just browse the brandy aisle at the liquor store for a random affordable bottle next time I'm there (the idea of a random whisky still makes me feel squeamish).

[Anonymous No.17882119]

>>17867725
>ctrl-f aperitif
>0 results
>ctrl-f digestif
>0 results

[Anonymous No.17882177]

>>17882113
Fireball's base is whiskey(albeit Canadian). Rum and Cognac are more naturally sweet as well as most single malt Scotch and Irish whiskey.

also Jaeger and Triple Sec or liqueurs...

just water down your stuff until you like it or hate it enough that you rather drink it straight. savor your sips and dont rush the swallowing.

[Anonymous No.17882199]

>>17882177
I know, but they're still 35% and I'm saying I need to transfer to something not terribly harsh and without this sugar in it if I'm going to be drinking it in these amounts. Thanks for the tips!

[Anonymous No.17882239]

>>17881971
That dude looks like he'd be fun to hang out with. Beardboy scotch sippers are not usually fun to hang out.

>>17882113
If you can drink triple sec straight you can handle anything. I'd go to the liquor store and get a selection of those 50 ml bottles of whiskey, gin, brandy, etc. There's no point in buying a full bottle of liquor if you don't know if you'll like it.

[Anonymous No.17882244]

>>17871961
It's as disgusting as gin. Maybe slightly worse.

[Anonymous No.17884368]

>>17882119
>thread about a renown french alcohol
>WHY DONT YOU USE THESE SPECIFIC FRENCH TERMS
If you're a hipster your gatekeeping tells a lot about your insecurities, si tu es français tu es un exemple de pourquoi tout le monde nous déteste.

[Anonymous No.17884373]

check out kvint from transnistria

[Anonymous No.17884577]

>>17867725
costco swill and down to chill

[Anonymous No.17884806]

Frog here
I'm fond of Islay scotch, the few cognac I had were nice even though cheap ones (<30marks).
How's Armagnac different ? Interested in other countries' brandies too (I now can spend 50/60marks on a good bottle).

[Anonymous No.17884818]

>>17874966
based grandma

[Anonymous No.17884882]

>>17867730
Getting real tired of this English-speaking Muslim astroturfing

[Anonymous No.17885382]

i want to into cognac but stores here have it behind the counter (bc of you-know-who) and i dread the social interaction required to purchase it

[Anonymous No.17886452]

>>17885382
How can you be this big of a pussy?

[Anonymous No.17886495]

>>17884368
so what terms do you use to describe drinks before and after meals you cheese eating surrender monkey

[Anonymous No.17888178]

>>17885382
they usually have some cheap stuff on the shelf
otherwise visit a liquor store in a better neighborhood

[Anonymous No.17888191]

>>17867725
Love Henny but I find Armagnac cheaper whilst still being good quality.

[Anonymous No.17888262]

how do i get rid of liquor throat?

[Anonymous No.17888492]

>>17888262
>liquor throat

[Anonymous No.17888669]

>>17867725
I like brandy more than just about anything, can't drink OP's pic related though unless it's an XO and at that price there's much, much better. Last bottle I got was xo maison surrenne, was the only bottle of xo my store had and It was surprisingly great. I like all kinds of different shit though, don't even get me started on apple brandy/ calvados! Love the stuff!

[Anonymous No.17889208]

Anyone ever try this before?

>>17870021
Based.

Ever try delamain famille reserve, tesseron no.29 , or any camut calvados? Gotta say the older camut expressions are some of my absolute favorite spirits.

[Anonymous No.17889229]

>>17889208
Jordan?

[Anonymous No.17889231]

>>17884806
>How's Armagnac different ?
It's still a wine-based brandy but made with a slightly different process.
Because it is made by smaller producers, and to more traditional methods, it tends to be a better quality than the big house cognacs, and for a relatively cheaper price.

[Anonymous No.17889236]

>>17889231
>Because it is made by smaller producers, and to more traditional methods,
Wow, you seem to be very knowledgeable. Can you explain these "traditional" methods and how they relate to quality and how the size would contribute to better quality?

[Anonymous No.17889240]

>>17889229
Negative.

[Anonymous No.17889246]

>>17889236
>Wow, you seem to be very knowledgeable.
Not sure if sarcasm. I'm definitely not an expert.

[Anonymous No.17889289]

For me its pierre ferrand
I do love me some Hennessy VSOP too I cant lie and their master blends they do once a year are really nice as well

[Anonymous No.17889868]

rich people thread
i can't contribute

[Anonymous No.17889886]

>>17889868
I will contribute for you. Love me some camut. The rarete is unbelievable and worth the price.

[Anonymous No.17890423]

I bought a tiny bottle of courvoisier vs to make steak au poivre with. I figured the airplane size bottle would be better for a single serving than getting an entire bottle of hennessy. which one is better?

[Anonymous No.17890466]

>>17890423
Doesn't matter too much if you're using it to cook really. Usually I recommend to find a bottle for like 30-50 dollars that doesn't spend any money on advertising as a good starting bottle.

[Anonymous No.17890643]

For me its larssen XO XO XO

[Anonymous No.17891007]

All cognac tastes the same. You are just paying for the bottle design.

[Anonymous No.17891036]

>>17888262
Try antacids and water.

[Anonymous No.17891050]

>>17872665
because in a niggers mind french = classy. despite the fact the french don't even drink this shit, rather they export it to niggers

[Anonymous No.17891078]

>>17890423
they're both terrible

[Anonymous No.17891191]

>>17891050
You seem awfully mad desu

[Anonymous No.17891206]

>>17872665
marketing

[Anonymous No.17891213]

>>17891206
>not charming the ladies with Jim Beam

[Anonymous No.17891370]

>>17877281
E&J is literally never mentioned in rap songs and it's great.
Cheap too.

[Anonymous No.17891387]

>>17891213
>not charming the ladies with box wine

[Anonymous No.17892016]

>>17891387
bitches love franzia

[Anonymous No.17892023]

>>17891387
>not charming the ladies with dead pig moonshine

[Anonymous No.17892039]

>>17892023
>not charming the ladies with your enormous cock and skipping the beverages

[Anonymous No.17892484]

>>17879562
If you live in Cognac but can't tell that Hennessy V.S. is adulterated, I genuinely pity you.
>>17879450
Nowadays, some brandyhouses release their actual Cognac cognac under unrelated names, ostensibly to be free of pre-judgement, but actually so the product won't be wasted on certain "people." See Hardy's sidebrand Maison Rouge, for example.

[Anonymous No.17892492]

>>17882239
>soy wordfilter avoidance behavior on /ck/
Whatever board you're from, you'd be better off going back to it.

>>17889208
Is it anything like the Rothschilds' American wine holdings? Those aren't so great.

[Anonymous No.17892494]

>>17877522
nigga ur retarded

[Anonymous No.17892503]

>>17877522
>expensive taste means good taste
Go on, tell me about how Trump Tower is indicative of good taste and not gauche mine-is-bigger-than-yours peasantry.

[Anonymous No.17892505]

>>17892492
I doubt it. It is made in house at their winery usually only served in house to esteemed guests. All 50+ year old stock. I haven't opened it yet. I'm waiting for a good occasion with the friends.

[Anonymous No.17892512]

>>17892505
Well, what did it cost you?

Personally, I wouldn't mind some kind of global revolution, so long as it meant ownership of the Rothschilds' elite vineyards were transferred to more considerate human beings.

[Anonymous No.17892520]

>>17878327
korbel is god tier

[Anonymous No.17892530]

>>17892039
>not charming the ladies with a piece of cheese

[Anonymous No.17892552]

>>17892503
He doesn't even drink alcohol so he has shit taste

[Anonymous No.17892558]

>>17892512
1.5k. Their wine is too good to complain although I agree they are a shady family.

I was fortunate enough to score a couple bottles of 1982 mouton rothschild that were true mind bogglers.

[Anonymous No.17892560]

>>17892552
You can teetotal and not have shit taste. Unfortunately, you have to be an oil prince for this to be the case.

[Anonymous No.17892566]

>>17892558
There's a shop not too far from here that has a bottle in the ~1.1k range. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money kicking around to justify buying it.

[Anonymous No.17892596]

>>17892566
Of the lafite cognac? Are you in europe? I've had some other expensive cognacs and I find there's generally two styles. One is so old and smooth it almost tastes like really nice juice with the rancio and all that. The other kind still has some alcohol burn and power to it. The alcohol is very well integrated, but it still has a burn. My guess is the lafite will be the former, but I'm hoping it has some power to it. Think I'm going to pop the bottle in june along with some excellent cigars. Maybe I'll make a thread about it.

[Anonymous No.17892611]

>>17892596
Of the Lafite, yes. No, in a major coastal metro of the United States.
A cigar-smoker, eh? Seeing as you're a man with money to burn, do you have any opinion on J.C. Newman's The American? I'd like to try them, but my tobacconist will only order by the box.

[Anonymous No.17892666]

>>17892611
Never heard of them, but they look well made.

The cognac was actually 1320, but came out to 1500ish with tax, so I don't feel so shafted hah. Kl wines usually has great prices on their spirits.

[Anonymous No.17892704]

>>17892560
>Unfortunately, you have to be an oil prince for this to be the case.
Arab oil guys and princes have the absolute worst fucking taste. They're even worse than Russians and Chinese which seems like it'd be impossible.

[Anonymous No.17893523]

>>17892484
Maison Rouge is one of my favorites! I mentioned it here a few times in other threads because it feels almost criminal to keep something this good a secret.

[Anonymous No.17894241]

>>17867730
Someone's never heard of a liquid lunch.

[Anonymous No.17894332]

>>17891206
>civilized

[Anonymous No.17894688]

>>17889208
Hey anon, I think I've gotten that Calvados recommendation from you before, maybe even in one of these fine Hennessey threads. Unfortunately the Camut stuff seems hard to get a hold of unless you're in Cali or Europe. I have not tried the other two. Very curious what Cognac that's aged 50-75 years is like, have you had them? One of the reviews for Tesseron 29 on cognac-expert said something to the effect of it almost reverting back to wine at that point.


I didn't want to open the Groult 18, so this ended up being the first Calvados I tried! I'm sure it's far from the best, but not bad at all for $30. I keep pouring more...


>>17889289
That Pierre Ferrand is very nice from what I remember.
Out Total had the Hennessey Master Blend No4, but I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger.

[Anonymous No.17894703]

>>17894688
>88
nice glass ma'nigga

[Anonymous No.17895342]

>>17894688
>Berneroy XO for $30
fucks sake, I wish calvados was a thing here. Costs almost double that, and we're just over the channel from Normandy.

Still cheaper than local apple brandy though, those guys have a real racket going.

[Anonymous No.17895353]

>a nice thing exists and is enjoyed by millions
>a black person enjoys it once
>whites: OMG IT'S CONTANUMINATED NOW I CAN NEVER ENJOY IT AGAIN
Slant-eyed oriental here, why are you people like this? Is this just a western tradition? Like how jewish people still won't eat pork after like 4000 years because of a feud with their neighbors in the bronze age?

[Anonymous No.17895379]

Had this the other night and it was great, powerful phenolic and a lot of vibrant fruit.

[Anonymous No.17895381]

>>17895353
It's an American thing.

[Anonymous No.17895737]

>>17895353
Some just people just love to obsess over race and think about it 24 hours a day. They can't form an independent judgment about a product, they need to know what demographics consume that product.

[Anonymous No.17895760]

>>17895353
There were Jews in the Bronze Age?

[Anonymous No.17895768]

is hennessy actually worth the money or is it just overhyped by blacks

[Anonymous No.17895782]

>>17882113
try drinking bourbon with some sparkling water and a bit of lemon juice. it doesn't taste as good as bourbon and ginger beer but it has no sugar which is a big plus for me

[Anonymous No.17895786]

>>17895760
The bronze age ended approximately 1200 BC. The earliest known jewish ethnostate peaked militarily around 1000 BC. So yeah, there were jews in the bronze age, though it's unlikely they bore much resemblance to the scrawny "tough guys" with white sleeves rolled up loitering in packs on street corners in borough park

[Anonymous No.17895948]

>>17894688
Probably. I love shilling camut. They make a balsamic from cider as well that is incredible. It's syrupy, sweet and amazingly delicious.

If it's legal to have booze shipped to your state check out klwines.com they have a couple of the higher end bottles. 400 and 750.. Probably best to try their younger offerings and more calvados first, but they're both worth the price imo.

I have a bottle of both the tesseron 29 and the delamaine. The tesseron is so old that it is basically as smooth as wine. Loads of rancio character, complexity and just remarkably smooth. Smoother than any other spirits Ive had before. The delamaine has more alcohol burn to it, but it's very well integrated and some would prefer the punchier, more lively style over the 29. Both amazing and you won't be dissapointed.

I find that brandies don't suffer from diminishing returns on price as badly as whisky does. Armagnac is definitely better value, but a truly good 500+ bottle of cognac will not dissapoint.

[Anonymous No.17895957]

>>17888262
try manning up

[Anonymous No.17897347]

>>17867725
Bump.

[Anonymous No.17897497]

No thanks, I'm white.

[Anonymous No.17897738]

>>17897497
Apparently white people can't handle spice or liquor

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[Anonymous No.17897769]

>>17897742
Getting jacked and getting yacked simultaneously. Cool.

[Anonymous No.17897793]

>>17895353
>changes in demand have no effect on supply
I thought Asians were supposed to be good at math?

[Anonymous No.17897799]

>>17897769
muh dog

[Anonymous No.17898503]

>>17897799
>only for duty free
so it's a 1 Liter bottle?

[Anonymous No.17898568]

>>17895379
Sounds awesome. Never heard of it before so I looked it up.

>“They (the Domaine Pasquet team) help us in our mission to find very old cognac exclusively for Australia, to bottle it in its raw form and save it from going to one of the big brand blenders who would blend this with younger cognac, filter it, add wood flavouring and sugars and water it down to 40%,” he tells us.
That's painful but describes the majority of Cognacs out there probably. The Cognac frogs should take a page from whisk(e)y and do a lot more cask-strength, non-filtered bottlings.

>>17895948
Thanks for the description! Sounds lovely, but too rich for my blood. Most I'd splurge on anytime soon is probably the Tesseron 53. As far as klwines, I ordered from them many years ago but they've since changed their policy and no longer ship to AZ. It's a shame because they carry some otherwise hard to find stuff. I did look up the Rarete on there:
>This Rareté is made from Calvados lots that are, at minimum, 50 years old, and it contains Calvados up to 100 years old. Only six bottles are imported to the United States each year, making this an extremely rare and special treat for the Calvados enthusiast.

Damn son! Enjoy

[Anonymous No.17898737]

>>17867725
I deglazed a seared chicken thigh with some congnac today and dumped that juice into a cream of mushroom sauce I was making. Always keep some cognac or port on hand for sauces.

[Anonymous No.17898840]

>>17898568
That's a bummer about kl. They have loads of good stuff. They're a distributer as well, so they can do their own bottlings and import. They do a good bit of really great value direct import armagnac and scotch. :(

The rarete is unbelievable. It's a kaleidoscope of apple flavors. From ripe apple to the best baked apple pie you've ever had, fall spices, beautiful wood flavor and texture. Perfectly smooth. It's all in there and each sip's flavor evolves for a long time. My all time favorite spirit hands down.

My theory with what makes calvados special is that we are all familiar with apple flavors from our childhoods and onwards, so the more familiar flavors are much more relatable than other spirits.

[Anonymous No.17900203]

>>17895353
every race does this with every other race you stupid bug

[Anonymous No.17900226]

>>17897742
Probably the best VS from the four big houses, but Remy Martin still the best VSOP.
Hennessy and Courvoisier remain shit tier.

[Anonymous No.17900237]

>>17895768
None of the $100+ XOs are really worth the money, they are status symbols for people with a lot of money but not a lot of class, as exemplified by their gaudy bottle designs.
Any honest cognac expert will tell you that XO doesn't imply better quality, only longer ageing.
There are many fine VSOPs available from smaller houses for a fraction of the price of the big name XOs.
And that's without even mentioning Armagnac.

[Anonymous No.17901655]

>>17900237
>And that's without even mentioning Armagnac.
Surely there are decent brandies out there that don't have the regional marketing? Spanish brandy I've found decent, but not found something that really wows me.
What about other parts of France? Or Italy? I hear Armenian stuff is good, but I've never been able to get any since it just goes to the Russian market.