Cognac vs. Armagnac — What's the Difference?

Cognac ( KON-yak, also US: KOHN-, KAWN-, French: [kɔɲak] (listen)) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.

Armagnac (, French: [aʁmaɲak]) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally using column stills rather than the pot stills used in the production of cognac, which is made only from ugni blanc grapes.

A high-quality brandy, strictly speaking that distilled in Cognac in western France

A dry brandy.

A brandy distilled from white wine and produced in the vicinity of Cognac.

Alternative case form of Armagnac

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

Dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France

A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.

High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France