What is the best super market brandy?

Answer 1

Buy a good brandy by learning more about the different types and by tasting each one to determine whether it's pleasing to your palate. Types of brandy include cognac (aged brandy that is double-distilled near the French town of Cognac), Armagnac (which is single-distilled in the Southwest of France), Brandy de Jerez (which is very similar to sherry) and grape brandy (which may be produced elsewhere in the world where grapes are grown). Brandy grades include A.C. (aged in wooden casks for at least 2 years), VS (very special and aged for at least 3 years), VSOP (very special old pale, which has been aged for at least 5 years), XO (extra old, which has been aged for at least 6 years) and vintage, which has been aged for a longer period of time, as specified on the label. With that said I've found that Hennessey VSOP is smooth and easy on the palate. Found in most supermarkets, I would say in my opinion, this is the best supermarket brandy. Hennessey XO is even better but not available in most supermarkets unless the supermarket has a fine wine and spirits section (usually locked in a display case). Then we have the vintage and specialty brandy. The most expensive brandy I've seen is the $1,000,000 Mendis Cocount Brandy Bottle. Check it out on www.mendisbrandy.com References: www.ehow.com, www.mendisbrandy.com, and my own personal experience as a brandy (cognac) enthusiast.

Answer 2

cognac, France