The choice of expensive cognac — responsible business which it is necessary to approach with full responsibility. It is necessary to know a set of subtleties and rules to distinguish the real cognac from a counterfeit.
What to pay attention to
First of all, really good, quality and expensive cognac can be bought in the big supermarkets or expensive alcoholic boutiques having the corresponding reputation. Purchase of expensive matured cognac does small shops without the corresponding specialization too expensive so most often they sell a counterfeit.
Stop the choice on a popular brand, especially if you have not a really wide experience in consumption of cognac. Purchase of drink of a famous brand will save you from disappointment and unpleasant experiences.
Pay attention to a type of a bottle and packing. Bright registration by no means not always guarantees quality, but here damages, scratches on a bottle, defects of a cover, noticeable traces of glue will precisely indicate a fake or, at least, the wrong transportation or storage cognac тар. The wrong transportation will hardly affect taste of cognac, but as a gift not to present such bottle any more. Besides, similar marks more often nevertheless indicate a fake. Information on the label helps to choose cognac correctly. First, on it it has to be specified that before you this noble drink. Secondly, it has to contain information, at least, on the country of origin. But it is better if on it the concrete production site (province or a zone of production and other similar details) is specified. Thirdly, on the label the age of cognac has to be specified. In fact, the age determines total price. Than cognac is more senior, it is more expensive to those.
Marking and other cunnings
Domestic marking by stars is simple and clear. How many on the label of stars, so years to drink. The French system is a little more difficult for understanding. V.S. there corresponds to three stars, V.O. And V.S.O.P. - to four, V.V.S.O.P. - to five, and X.O. - it is extraordinary cognac which was matured in a flank longer than six years. The prices of the last are usually extremely high. It is possible to check quality of drink easy ways directly in shop. It is possible just to turn a large bottle upside down. Young or low-quality drink will simply and quickly flow down on walls down. The matured cognac will leave on large bottle walls a mark as though you turned to bank with quite liquid honey or jam. Good cognac shouldn't contain a deposit, suspensions or impurity. If you in one large bottle see shades of different flowers, before you a fake. Color of drink has to be saturated, but transparent. If liquid in a bottle hazy, before you a fake and very poor quality.