Read more: The Best American Vodkas ... and blending them according to their own standards. For a Cognac to be designated VSOP, meaning Very Superior Old Pale, the youngest eau-de-vie in that ...

The VSOP Cognac blends spirits aged for 8–12 years. Typically, it’s a blend of Fins Bois and Petite Champagne eaux-de-vie. The nose features dried fruit, candied orange peel, floral notes ...

Made by the spirits stalwart, Ed Hamilton, the Hamilton Ministry of Rum Lost Voyage Rum, which hails from Guyana, and has a unique character that’s fruity with traces of coffee, secured the title of ...