I am venturing into the world of Brandy and Cognac, and am looking for a
good reference book. Something equivalent to Michael Jackson's scotch
whisky book. I am looking for the basics here, history, process, some
tasting notes, and perhaps a rating system (not crucial though). Oh yes,
one other requirement; written in English!

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Doug.

Doug Ratz > wrote:
>I am venturing into the world of Brandy and Cognac, and am looking for a
>good reference book. Something equivalent to Michael Jackson's scotch
>whisky book. I am looking for the basics here, history, process, some
>tasting notes, and perhaps a rating system (not crucial though). Oh yes,
>one other requirement; written in English!

I actually have a book on brandies at home. But it's more
of a tutorial, and home is 1700 miles away.

Sounds like a job for Google or amazon.com.

--Blair
"I have more internet connections
than I can count..."

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> Doug Ratz > wrote:
>
>>I am venturing into the world of Brandy and Cognac, and am looking for a
>>good reference book. Something equivalent to Michael Jackson's scotch
>>whisky book. I am looking for the basics here, history, process, some
>>tasting notes, and perhaps a rating system (not crucial though). Oh yes,
>>one other requirement; written in English!
>
>
> I actually have a book on brandies at home. But it's more
> of a tutorial, and home is 1700 miles away.
>
> Sounds like a job for Google or amazon.com.
>
> --Blair
> "I have more internet connections
> than I can count..."
I have been looking, and see a few. Most don't have any reviews, or even
show a cover photo, so I was hoping for a recommendation.

There seems to be much much less information about brandy and cognac
than there is about scotch. I had read that scotch was much more
popular, at least in sales, but this drives it home in a clearer way for me.

Any others?
Doug.