Books on Cognac
Livres sur le cognacWho, When and Where to buy and our ratingAuteurs, dates d'édition, où acheter et nos appréciations |
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Author Publisher Year Titre Auteur Editeur Année |
Availability
Acquisition |
Our
rating Appréciation |
l'Instant Armagnac Guide des Producteurs d'Armagnac (A Producers Guide to Armagnac) Philippe Gélas Bleu 17 Production, France |
Philippe.Gelas@wanadoo.fr | Our reviewer in the Spring 2001 edition of Torula'zette wrote: "This little colorful gem of a guide is full of life, aromas and is very long on the mouth. Just like a good armagnac." |
Classic Brandy Nicholas Faith Prion Books Limited, London, UK |
Classic Brandy by Nicholas Faith, a well known and respected journalist, writer and taster is a well written, slim down version of his other bestsellers published under The Mitchell Beazley and Flammarion imprints. It covers some 40 Cognac producers, several brandies with lots of labels and bottles pictures. Classic Brandy is available in the UK, at £12.99. | |
buying guide to spirits
edited by Alan S. Dikty Sterling Press Co., Inc., New York |
Plenty of basic info, lots of ratings. Cognac will be hard to find by the public at large. Some strange ommisions for quality Cognacs available in the USA: Paul Giraud, J.Normandin-Mercier and Lèopold Gourmel, for example. Tastings tilted toward Gabriel&Andreu/Pierre Ferrand products. Not a word on Pineau des Charentes. | |
Eau-de vie, Le Guide Martine Nouet Hermé 1998 |
French booksotres ISBN 2 86665 260 5 | In French, all about eau-de-vie, from Cognac, Armagnac to calvados, rum and vodka. Tasting results and more. A good read! |
Cognac, Armagnac &
Brandy Urban Laurin ICA Bokförlag, 721 85 Västerås, Sweden 1999 |
ICA Bokförlag | Good, detailed book in Swedish with pictures and product tasting ratings, if somewhat out of date |
Cognac, An Independent
Guide to the people, the product and the region
Lusina Publishing Company 1999 |
For availability in the Cognac region, France, USA, Norway and to buy on the Internet click here | Christian Thomas of Château de Beaulon said: "... a Parker of Cognac...". |
Armagnac, The Definitive
Guide to France's Premier Brandy
Flame Grape Press 1999. |
The distributor is The Wine Appreciation Guild. |
Not read http://www.charlesnealselections.com |
Un Cognac du XXIe Siècle Francis Gay-Bellile Impressions Jean-Michel Bordessoules 1998 |
en France seulement | Provocative booklet on the surface! Much of the ideas are repeats of more government participation in the Cognac industry, switch to column distilling, anti-whisky etc. No word on marketing, branding etc. |
La Cuisine au Cognac et
au Pineau Francoise Barbin-Lecrevisse DU LOSANGE 1998 |
Lots of good details about Cognac and Pineaux; harvest, distillation and aging; serve as an introduction to many recipes. Well laid out book which unfortunately describes only four big Cognac houses. And there are so many more! | |
Cognac Axel & Bibiana Behrendt Abbeville Press 1997 |
Strange selections, limited
content, sloppy! English, German and French editions. Sélection inattendue, contenu limité, peu soigné! Editions anglaise, allemande et française. |
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The Cognac Companion Conal R. Gregory Apple Press 1997 |
Limited coverage but tasting
notes make it the best of the recent crop of books! Description limitée mais les notes de dégustation sont actuellement les meilleures. |
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High Spirits H. Paul Jeffers Lyons&Burford 1997 |
Text on Cognac below average, Cognac tastings and ratings appalling! | |
Kindred Spirits F. Paul Pacault Hyperion 1997 |
A good read. Best part re: Cognac is in the appendix A - tasting results of a rather limited and strange selection. | |
Le Monde du Cognac Gilbert Delos Hatier 1997 |
Nice coverage, good coffee
table book De bonnes informations, bonne présentation. |
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La Boulite Vigne
et Cognac en Pays Charentais Geste Éditions 1995 |
en France seaulement | Good historical book with many interesting details and anecdotes written by different writers. Several old pictures. Only in French |
d'Or et de Lumière Le Pays du Cognac EDI-Service 1995 |
BNIC, Cognac | Text in English, French and
German. Regional coverage. A good guide to Cognac producers. Texte en Anglais, Allemand et Français. Bon guide pour les producteurs de cognac. |
Le Cognac Jean Vincent Coussié 1993 |
en France seulement | In French only; distillation, ageing, markets and the history. Includes Pineau des Charentes. |
Handbook of Fine Brandies Gordon Brown Garamond Publishers 1990 |
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Good primer on brandies but
limited selection of Cognacs. Bon livre de base sur les brandies, mais sélection limitée des cognacs. |
Armagnac, The
Spirit of Gascony C.E. Page Bloomsbury 1989 |
Scarce and out-of-print wine and spirits books | Controversial, opinionated, passionate, large in scope, large in detail. A very good read! Page 99 on Armagnac and Cognac malapropism (comparison) is greatly amusing. |
The Wine Lover's Guide to
Bordeaux and Cognac Michael Busselle 1989 |
hard to find difficile à trouver |
not read non lu |
Cognac Nicholas Faith Flamarion / Hammish Hamilton 1987 / 1986 |
hard to find difficile à trouver |
In French and in English. Good
technical coverage concentrating on big Cognac houses. En Français et en Anglais. Bonne information technique sur les grandes maisons de cognac. |
Cognac and other brandies Nicholas Faith Mitchell Beazley 1987 |
hard to find difficile à trouver |
A touch out of date but with an
excellent introduction to the world of Cognacs and other brandies. Good read! Date un peu, mais excellente introduction au monde du Cognac et autres brandies. |
Pocket Guide to Cognac and Other
Brandies Nicholas Faith Simon and Schuster 1987 |
hard to find difficile à trouver |
A very good read with updates as of 1992 |
Cognac Cyril Ray Peter Davies 1973
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hard to find, but can be bought
at the Hennessy store in cognac difficile à trouver |
Literary, lively, if touch out of date. A solid read on Cognac! |
Cognac Gert v. Paczensky Hädecke Verlag 1986 |
Original in German out of print. French language copy available from La Cognatheque, Cognac, France | Complete but a little dated. Complet, mais pas assez actualisé. |
Cognac country Herbert Spencer Quiller Press 1983 |
Simple, informative with great
photos. Simple, informatif, photos superbes. |
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Brandies & Liqueurs of the
World Hurst Hannum & Robert S. Blumberg Doubleday & Company, Garden City, N.Y. 1976 |
Scarce and out-of-print wine and spirits books | Big, ambitious book with many details where Cognac and Armagnac holds its first. We missed the passion and soul in this book. But with this quotation all is forgiven: "Cognac at its best is probably the finest brandy in the world." All in all a worthy addition to Cognac/armagnac book collection. |
Cognac and other Brandies T.A.Layton Harper Trade Journals, London 1968 |
hard to find difficile à trouver |
not read non lu |
White wines and Cognac H. Warner Allen Constable And Company, London 1952 |
Scarce and out-of-print wine and spirits books | Well written book about whites wines, champagne and, of course, about Cognac and Armagnac. Lots of details, anecdotes, personalities of which Walter Berry tops the list and our favorite quote: "The best Cognacs are distilled in the simplest old-fashioned manner..." |
The Complete Year Book of
French Quality Wines, Spirits & Liquers W. Walter Crotch, Editor Editions M. Ponsot, Paris |
Scarce and out-of-print wine and spirits books | Detailed reference work, well written, in many cases by the industry personalities of Armagnac, Cognac and Pineau des Charentes; Eric Gabrielesen, Firino-Martell, Gaston Briand, Georges Clement. Lots of maps, labels and pictures make this book a mandatory addition to a serious collector bookshelf. |
Histoire du Cognac R. Delamain Stock 1935 |
out of print épuisé |
In French. A good story. En Français. Une histoire intéressante. |
Spirits and Wine books | Scarce and out-of-print wine and spirits books | An excellent reference site with option to buy |
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