Cognac

[CoventryCat86]

Don't drink $20.00 bottles of Cognac, that's like saying you'd like to get into drinking wine and "not wanting to spend much" you go buy a bottle of Thunderbird or MadDog 20/20 and then conclude that wine "sucks."

The three lowest grades of Cognac are:

V.S.
V.S.O.P.
X.O.

in that order.

I'm a Remy Martin fan and I personally don't really like the V.S. at all. The V.S.O.P. is better but still not to my liking. The X.O. is very good but it's going to run you over $100.00 a bottle. Remy Martin has two higher Cognacs, the Millennium (which I think has been replaced by Coupe Shanghai) and Louis XIII. The Louis XIII is over two grand (closer to $3K actually) a bottle and the Coupe Shanghai runs about $600.00. I had the opportunity to enjoy a glass of Louis XIII once in my life and it was extraordinary and I loved it. I've also had the old Millennium on a few occasions and yes, it's good but not six times better than the XO.

Go to a bar or a restaurant and buy a glass of each and you'll see for yourself. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to stomach the V.S.O.P and maybe even the V.S. but don't go buy a bottle of any ole V.S. Cognac unless of course you truly do like Thunderbird and MadDog 20/20.

EDIT: In a restaurant, a small glass of the Millennium or now the Coupe Shanghai will run you around $65.00. I was at a restaurant once that had that listed and I asked them if they had any Louis XIII. They said they did, I said "How much?" the answer was "$125.00" which I've heard is a deal since some high end restaurants are known to charge $200.00 a glass. I had enough points on my casino comp. card a few years ago to be able to enjoy a glass of the Millennium for free. As I mentioned, it's very good but not six times better than the Remy Martin XO.