cognac

Also known as french brandy

Cognac ( , also , ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime, in an officially designated wine-growing region. This region is divided into six districts with different cognacs produced in each.

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Cognac is a type of brandy made in a specific region around the French town of Cognac, in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime. The region is divided into six districts, each producing cognacs with distinct characteristics.

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Key facts

Drink.name: Cognac
Drink.image: Cognac glass.jpg
Drink.caption: Cognac in a typical snifter
Drink.type: Brandy
Drink.abv: 40%
Drink.origin: France
Drink.region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Drink.flavour: Varies, though typically with characteristics combining nuts, fruit, caramel, honey, vanilla or other spices
Drink.related: Armagnac
Drink.footnotes: Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.cognac.fr/en
Image: Cognac served in a brandy snifter - Evan Swigart (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Cognac (drink)
alcohol by volume: 40
Commons gallery: Cognac (eau-de-vie)
nickname: конина

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Contents

Production process
Grapes
Fermentation and distillation
Aging
Blending
Grades
Producing regions
Companies and brands
Cognac-based cocktails
Cognac-based liqueurs
In foods
See also
References
External links

Cognac production falls under French appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designation, with production methods and naming required to meet certain legal requirements. Among the specified grapes, Ugni blanc, known locally as Saint-Émilion, is most widely used. The brandy must be twice distilled in copper pot stills and aged at least two years in French oak barrels from Limousin or Tronçais, Allier or Nevers – the majority coming from the first two. Cognac matures in the same way as whiskies and wines barrel-age, and most cognacs spend considerably longer "on the wood" than the minimum legal requirement.