How to store cognac: 5 simple rules
Storing bottled cognac at home involves mastering some knowledge and following a number of simple rules. All of them can fit in a few lines. So, let's get started.
Useful information about cognac
Bottled cognac can be stored for an indefinite period of time without compromising its taste and aroma. At the same time, due to the lack of further contact with the oak barrel, none of the parameters of the drink will improve at all.
If the bottle is depressurized, the cognac will begin to evaporate and evaporate. And prolonged contact with air will not do it any good.
Cognac spirits can easily absorb the odor of objects in contact with them.
The beverage we are interested in does not tolerate either excessive cold or excessive heat.
Direct sunlight is harmful to cognac.
Armed with new knowledge about cognac, we can proceed to the next step, namely: how to store cognac at home.
Rules for storing cognac
There is no point in storing cognac for a long time without need
Unless we are talking about a particularly valuable drink that is reserved for exceptional occasions.
Keep the bottle tight
If you plan to store the drink for several years, fill the cork with sealing wax to avoid depressurization during its natural drying. It is better to pour the opened, but not drunk cognac into a smaller container and cork it as tightly as possible; in this case, it will not lose its qualities for 2 or even 3 months.
Store bottles of cognac in a strictly upright position
In this case, the contents of the containers will not be able to be saturated with the smell of cork.
Storage temperature matters
Make sure that cognac is stored at a temperature not lower than 5 and not higher than 22 degrees Celsius.
It is best to use a basement or a wine refrigerator, but a regular refrigerator is also suitable if it has a zone with the temperature regime indicated earlier.
Keep cognac in a dark place
If the drink was packed in a box, case or tube when purchased, do not unpack it until the immediate moment of consumption.
If you follow all the above rules, cognac will live to see the golden wedding of your great-grandchildren without any problems.
Update: 21.09.2015
Category: Brandy and Cognac