From Korea's doenjang and gochujang to Hong Kong's XO sauce and East Asia's fish sauce, Asian cuisines provide hundreds of ways to flavour and season dishes.

Cognac's maturation duration strongly impacts the flavor, and there are three main classifications to choose from: VS (Very ...

The pre-existing version of Kirkland Signature Cognac is categorized as XO. The distinction stands for "Extra Old" and indicates that the spirit has been aged for at least 10 years. A standard ...

A bottle of cognac might sound like something you’d find collecting dust at a stuffy old bar, but don’t count it out. The ...

Anything older than a VSOP—like XO or XXO—should be sipped neat. “Cognac was traditionally enjoyed neat, especially in its early days, but when mixology gained popularity in the United ...

Despite its name, it has nothing to do with XO cognac - it's called that because the name evokes a sense of luxury, reflected in the expensive ingredients, especially the dried scallops.

Boissonnet explained that in France, cognac is enjoyed “very plain ... I tried three variations of Hennessy (VSOP, VS and XO), and the earliest of the three was first produced in 1817.