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Cognac Basics
Regions & Production
In the Movies
History & Brands
Pairings & Culture
100
This French brandy is named for a town in southwestern France.
What is cognac?
100
Cognac comes from this country.
What is France?
100
In this spy film franchise, the suave title character is often associated with sipping cognac.
What is James Bond?
100
This aristocratic French house is one of the most famous names in cognac.
What is Hennessy?
100
This type of course is a classic pairing with a small pour of cognac after dinner.
What is a dessert course?
200
Cognac is made primarily from this white wine grape.
What is Ugni Blanc?
200
The six official growing areas for cognac are called these.
What are crus?
200
In this 2004 film, the title character enjoys fine food and drink while plotting revenge in Paris and Rome.
What is The Count of Monte Cristo?
200
This other major cognac house is known for its long history and star labels.
What is Martell?
200
Cognac is often served in this tulip-shaped glass to concentrate aroma.
What is a snifter?
300
The alcoholic spirit is distilled from this fermented base before aging.
What is wine?
300
This highest-regarded cognac cru is known for producing very fine, floral eaux-de-vie.
What is Grande Champagne?
300
This 1980 comedy about a blues band features plenty of nightclub drinking and smoky bar scenes that fit cognac culture.
What is The Blues Brothers?
300
Cognac became especially popular in this century as trade and export expanded.
What is the 17th century?
300
This fruit-and-nut-rich French cake or dessert can be a good companion to cognac.
What is fruitcake?
400
Cognac must be aged in these wooden containers, often made from Limousin or Tronçais wood.
What are oak barrels?
400
Cognac is distilled using this traditional copper pot still.
What is the Charentais alembic?
400
This 1942 film set in Morocco features a bar culture where cognac and other spirits would fit naturally into Rick's Cafe.
What is Casablanca?
400
This French département gives its name to the region where cognac is produced.
What is Charente?
400
A common culinary use for cognac is to flambé this sweet food, often in a restaurant showpiece.
What are crêpes Suzette?
500
This term describes the blend of different cognacs a house creates to maintain a consistent style.
What is a blend?
500
This French designation protects the name cognac and its production standards.
What is AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée)?
500
In this 2013 film about luxury and excess on Wall Street, expensive liquor helps symbolize wealth and reckless consumption.
What is The Wolf of Wall Street?
500
This word, meaning 'water of life,' is the broader term for distilled spirits before aging.
What is eau-de-vie?
500
This etiquette term describes the warming of a spirit in the hand or by the room before sipping.
What is nosing or warming?