[geeks] good cognac from Canada

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, FTG wrote:

> >> > My favorite drink of all time is a screwdriver.  3 parts OJ, one
> >> > part vodka.
> >>
> >> Mine is Hoosong's Tequila, straight from the bottle.  No lime, no
> >> salt. Just gets in the way.
> >>
> >> (I was weaned on tequila, I like little else.  My nickname at Clarkson
> >> the first few months was "Tequila Pete", as I introduced many foreign
> >> students to its mysteries.
> >
> > When I was at Clarkson, I drank a lot of really good cognac from
> > Canada. This led to a side effect being me becoming well known for
> > walking around in the snow in a burlap robe and wooden sandals.  People
> > called me, "that guy who looks like a biblical prophet".  I had a
> > longish beard at the time, too.
>
> I grew up in Canada and never saw any good cognac??? Where why type.
> Please do not say seagrams....please do not say seagrams......blech....

Montreal.  The import tariffs on French alcohol were much less than in New
York, and I was underage so I would sneak it across the border.  When I
was closer to broke, Hennessy VVSOP, but mostly Delamain Venerable, but
once in a while, I would splurge and get a bottle of Pierre de Segonzac
Reserve Ancestrale.  On a really, really special occasion, I've been known
to bring out the Eglise Logis St. Martin.

> ps: the worst cognac in the world chivas XO brewed in China/HK YUCK
> truly gross shit.

I wouldn't know.  I stay away from the cheap stuff.

Peace...  Sridhar