ome fragrant magic happens when your hands warm a snifter of cognac. We pour cognac at the dinner table in our home but consume it thoughtfully in comfortable chairs. The big red leather chair is my preference. Push your nose as far into the snifter as possible and gently inhale the perfumed French spice, trying to describe and sort precisely what it is that you smell: floral notes, warm spice, dark fruit. A sip of cognac warms your mouth. Give it a swirl and let your tongue pick up what your nose has identified. The amber liquid warms you the whole way down.
