Tiffon 1995 Grande Champagne Cognac

A new release from Tiffon is the Tiffon 1995 Grande Champagne vintage.  Tiffon, which dates back to 1875, is still a family run business based ...

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The Norlan Glass

The Norlan Glass is a transparent double walled vessel which creates a hollow body glass with a dramatically different inside shape to outside shape.  The ...

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Delamain is Growing Vines Again

Charles Braastad, Managing Director of Delamain, has issued this statement: “After over a century, we are very pleased to once again be cultivating vines. We originally ...

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World And UK Spirits Alliance Formed

An international group has been formed to tackle issues experienced in the complex and changeable spirits industry.  Brexit, trade wars, counterfeiting and debilitating taxes are ...

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Choose The Right Christmas Cognac

This Christmas the big cognac houses will tell you in very general terms why you should buy their Christmas Cognac either for yourself, or as ...

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Christmas Gift Set of Award-Winning Cognac

The Hermitage 45 Year Old Grande Champagne Cognac is one of David's favourite cognacs of all time so this year, we are offering it in ...

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Artificial Tasting Tongue Created

Scientists have produced an artificial tasting tongue.  It is made from sub-microscopic slices of gold and aluminium which create ‘tastebuds’ that are around 500 times ...

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The Charente Scene – Autumn 2019

The Charentais have returned from their holidays confident in the knowledge that last years’ exports of cognac reached record highs.  They are now busy worrying ...

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40th Birthday Gifts for this year and next

We have spent many years searching for a 40 Year Old Cognac that meets our standards and so it is very exciting to report that ...

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Armagnac Aromas Depicted in a Seashell

For many years we have been using a very impressive aroma wheel, set up by the BNIC, to help us describe the different aromas detected ...

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