Ok, I admit it.  I like a number of different alcohol beverages.  But my very favorite is cognac.  The perfect post meal sip, cradled by my hand in a snifter, I get a special warm feeling as I close my eyes, the fire in the hearth crackling, resting from reading a book of French poetry, my dog snoring at my feet.  When I open my eyes I remember that I have no fireplace, cannot read French and have no desire to take a canine outside to do his business several times each day.  But I still have a nice warm feeling.  Yep, cognac can do that.

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TOMORROW: a very special review