12/29 Hey MOTD -- I was hoping to buy a bottle of fine cognac or armagnac
for a friend of wealth and taste. I have a pretty generous budget, but
I know next to nothing about either of these liquors. Can anybody
give me any recommendations, and/or point me toward a vendor of fine
wine/spirits in the SF/BA (preferably in Castro Valley or San Mateo)?
TIA. -mice
\_ Check out D&M Liquor in San Francisco. They specialize in
Cognac and Armagnac with an *excellent* selection.
\_ K&L Wine Merchants in SF or Redwood City
\_ Gracias. -mice
\_ As a brief followup, I spoke with the Distilled Spirits
Department manager Susan Purnell, and she was really quite
knowledgeable and very, very helpful. Thanks again for the
link. -mice
\_ Beverages and More also sells 'good stuff', but good luck finding a
reccomendation there.
\_ There are 3 grades of increasing price/quality, V.S., V.S.O.P., and
X.O. (aka 'Napoleon'). Each individual maker's grade can differ a
lot though. (You can find crap cognac calling itself X.O.)
The 3 biggest brands of Cognac, which you'll be 'safe' going with,
are in no particular order Henessey, Courvosier, and Martell.
\-i think one of the "high end" grand mariners is better than say
the Hennesey XO.
\_ It is hard to impress/please "a friend of wealth and taste" with
something that as commmon to him/her as distilled water. Why not
showing off your skill in troff and m4?
\_ This is true, which is why I opted to look for distilled
alcohol rather than water (which has a rather simple and naive
bouquet to even the most discerning palate). Thanks for
the suggestion, though. I'll perhaps look into some nweaver-
vintage lisp code as an alternative in case the alcohol thing
doesn't work out. -mice |