Meet the brandy snifter, a sophisticated friend to booze. The brandy snifter is a glass that takes itself very seriously. The wide, curvy—almost Rubenesque—vessel for the consumption of such ...

Dorothy Mae Adams-Streeter posed for a portrait at her 75th birthday party. Her image, floating in a brandy snifter, has a powerful resonance. By Sandra E. Garcia On New Year’s Day, when Eric ...

Cognac can be enjoyed on its own or in cocktails. Aged Cognacs are often served neat in a brandy snifter while younger Cognacs are mixed into cocktails. Probably the best-known Cognac cocktail is ...

For example, most people know Cognac and Armagnac as refined French spirits, typically sipped from globe-shaped snifters after fancy meals. Both, however, are in fact types of grape brandy.

The best way to taste Armagnac: Where does my nose go? The best way to enjoy Armagnac is by sipping it out of a brandy snifter. That’s a stemmed glass with a wide, round bowl, the idea being ...

Here, 15 snifters to help you along the way to a cozy ... gold becomes part of the glass and will not wear off. While warm brandy is not everyone's favorite, those who prefer to sip the spirit ...

It's better to warm Cognac gently by cupping the brandy snifter in your hands (that's why the bulbous bowl was designed in the first place). The gentle warmth will release its aromas. To cut the ...

It’s an ideal after-dinner drink, served at room temperature in a brandy snifter. You can mix it, as well, but don’t. This stuff is too good to disguise with ancillary flavors and aromas.