Cognac isn't table drink. It can be drunk separately from food, sitting in an office or in other quiet situation. It isn't necessary to drink this drink in a volley. It can be savoured.
The choice of a glass for cognac
To derive pleasure from consumption of cognac, it is necessary to be able to feel aroma of similar drink. For this reason there is a glass of a special form for cognac which is called "snifter". It is made of not smooth colored glass or crystal, has an appearance of a big-bellied glass on a low leg, sharply dried up. Sniftera can be small, with a capacity up to 70 grams and on 250-400 grams it is more. At the same time cognac is poured at most to that level where the widest part of a snifter is defined. How many to pour - will prompt a glass.
Cognac needs to enjoy, each drink.
As it is correct to drink cognac
Cognac can be drunk with ice cubes, it won't spoil its taste at all. When giving on a table cognac has to have a certain temperature - above room. At the same time the glass with cognac can be warmed only in palms, to hold this alcohol over fire is bad form.
Cognac in pure form, before giving of tea or coffee is drunk.
Cognac it is impossible to have a snack. It is possible to eat an apple piece, and it is better - chocolate segment. Don't recommend to have a snack this noble drink on grapes to avoid any undesirable consequences. It is also possible to enhance taste of cognac if without hurrying to prigublivat it and talking to acquaintances, to have an opportunity to combine all this with a cup of a strong, black coffee. According to the French style, it is necessary to drink coffee, then cognac in the beginning, and after that to smoke a cigar. In this case it is necessary to understand how many negative it can turn back for an organism. Since recent time there was a trend of mixing of young cognac with Martini and with ice. But it is necessary to consider that for preparation of any mixed drinks it is necessary to use ordinary cognac most of which successfully can be combined with milk, ice cream, coffee, cream, tea, orange or lemon juice, syrup, liqueur and also different soft carbonated drinks (for example, Pepsi or Coca-Cola). It is also possible to drink cognac with a lemon, the degree of drink will be felt not so strongly. In this case the taste of cognac will be dulled by sour taste of fruit. Cognac is perfectly combined with tonic and orange juice.