In his storied career with the brand that bears his family name, Maurice has traveled the world speaking cognac fluently in French, English, Spanish and Italian. A tulip-shaped glass is the best, but if you don’t have one, pick a small glass and that’s okay too.” You don’t have to have all this rigamorall with big balloon glasses and all that jazz. “After that, you can try cognac neat and drink it slowly. “I would recommend Hennessy VSOP with a little Pellegrino and ice to enjoy the taste,” he says. He advises those who are new to cognac keep it simple to start. You can be a pretty girl and enjoy a glass of Hennessy in front of a swimming pool.”Ī self-proclaimed admirer of Levi jeans, yellow cabs and hamburgers, Maurice is an advocate for a ‘nothing fancy’ approach. You have to have a sleeping dog in front of you. “The problem often with cognac is that people make it complicated,” he says. However, Maurice is adamant that cognac drinking doesn’t need to be an arduous task with stringent rules for consumption. If you are really extraordinary, you boil the water so all the gas in it gets out and you put this boiled water in your tray, leave it to cool down, and then when it’s cold you put it in a freezer. The ideal ice comes from mineral water made the old-fashioned way, in an ice tray. Ice should melt very, very slowly so it cools down the cognac. “The ideal ice is not made out of tap water, it’s made out of mineral water. “I can’t stress the importance of the ice,” he expresses. ![]() ![]() ![]() Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management.
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