With today's huge assortment of alcoholic beverages on store shelves, making a choice is quite difficult. For example, the quality of a good cognac is determined by a number of factors.
What is cognac
Frequent disputes about which cognac is really real and which is not, have been going on since the very production of this drink went beyond the borders of its homeland - France. For example, the French consider drinks produced exclusively in the provinces of Petit Champagne and Grande Champagne to be their hobbyhorse. At the same time, certain grape varieties are allowed for production. Cooking is carried out in these provinces of France according to a strictly prescribed technology. The rest of the drinks, according to the French, should be called "brandy".
It should be noted that there is a different trade agreement on the territory of the former USSR. It says that a brandy that meets our standards can also be called cognac.
Without a doubt, the best brands of cognac remain produced in France. It is very easy to choose a good and high-quality drink here. Enough to trust one of the few famous cognac houses of this country - Davidoff, Courvoisier, Camus, Remy Martin, Martell, Hennessy. A matter of taste is the choice of a certain brand of cognac.
Another question is how to determine the best and quality drink when it comes to Moldovan, Russian, Azerbaijani or Armenian brandies.
Brandy rating
The rating of cognac is traditionally made by experts. This is about 500 people who have been professionally involved in testing alcoholic beverages for the past three years. Experts taste quality skate brands for the sole purpose of rating the drinks and determining the best one. No more than 200 drinks are involved in such testing. It should be noted that this is not so easy to accomplish, and the opinion of professionals is very subjective.
Often the oldest cognac wins, and not the best one. However, the specialists who are admitted to the rating are real admirers and connoisseurs of this drink. Many of them have inherited the opportunity to choose the best Russian or French cognac.
Many are interested to know which Russian cognac is the best. In this case, a separate rating for this alcoholic beverage is compiled in Russia. The skate is also tested here. Based on their results, a rating is compiled. Based on this selection, the beverage is assigned a certain number of stars. The best skates have five stars. It is from this that the value of the brand of the drink comes.
Which cognac is the best, everyone must decide for themselves. Only in this case you will not be mistaken with the choice.
