Reviews of Everything Nice

   Calvados belongs in the leagues of the great French brandies. Produced in Normandy, specifically within the areas designated by the Appellation...

  VS, VSOP, XO - you have seen the designations. Barring the first two, what exactly makes an XO?  The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du ...

There's a Chartreuse shortage worldwide, bartenders are scrambling to grab every Chartreuse they can find. But what's the hype about? We got a whole set shipped from France to taste every classic Chartreuse label together side-by-side for a comparison. It's all here.

  ABK6 might seem like a fairly edgy and high fashion name for a Cognac, yet it's actually the acronym affectionally used by the Cognac-maker's da...

  And look what came in the mail? I swear to you,  Cognac arriving at your doorstep is probably one of the greatest things about the 21st Century ...

  Cognac Day was around the corner, and so we have to have some Cognac to celebrate! Quite honestly, any day is a good day for some Cognac, really...

  World Cognac Day was around the corner and what better way to celebrate than to attend a masterclass with one of the top Cognac producers around...

  If you've been keeping up with Cognacs, you'll know that there's been a pretty big trend sweeping the French eau-de-vie, and that's a greater mo...

  Vallein Tercinier (or VT for those in the know), is one of the frontrunners of a renaissance of sorts for independent Cognac houses. In short, a...

  Inarguably the most popular and best selling brand of Cognac in the world, Hennessy's might is staggering.  Part of the Big Four Cognac houses (...

  Background: a marc made in Alsace from the gewurztraminer grape. Unaged, a marc de gewurztraminer is among the most powerful and expressive of ...

  More Chinese New Year's bait.1988 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac Image courtesy of Eric Yee.    Eric ...