Cognac

February, 1967

once nought but medicine, this distinguished distillate of the grape has been for three centuries the headiest libation of them all"Liqueur Brandy is Expensive," once remarked André Simon, the venerable international authority on liquor. "It is regrettable but unavoidable. When it is good it is worth its weight in gold; it should be worth more than gold, since there is so much more gold in the world than really fine liqueur cognac brandy." The price of gold is $35 an ounce. T...

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