Cognac quiz for dummy's - Cognacton english

1. What does VSOP mean?

Very special old product

Very special old pale

Very superior old pale

Very superior old product

2. Like wine, cognac in a bottle (usually) gets better when you keep it in your cellar.

Right

Wrong

3. What is the difference between Premier Cru and Grande Champagne’?

Grande Champagne is an area and Premier Cru is a quality.

It is the same.

Both are qualities but Grande Champagne is a better quality than Premier Cru

4. What does XO mean?

Extra old

Extra young

Hors d’Age

Exceptional

5. Eau-de-vie has to age two years before it is allowed to be called cognac.

Wrong

Right

6. Which cognac would be the oldest?

VS

Napoleon

VSOP

XO

7. How old is cognac?

It is not so old, maybe four hundred years

It is relatively new. Double distillation was discovered around 1750 and cognac originated after this discovery.

First cognac was made around 1100-1200.

Very old. The Romains already drank it.