Choose dark chocolate
According to the French, chocolate and cognac go well together. Bitter dark chocolate, unlike lighter and sweeter varieties, interestingly sets off the aftertaste of a French drink, in fact, without distorting it.
If you are thinking about what kind of chocolate to choose for cognac, feel free to buy black (containing 70-90% cocoa beans) or extra black (from 90% pure product). A piece of such chocolate, placed under the tongue a couple of minutes after a sip of cognac, will undoubtedly please any gourmet with unusual taste sensations.
By the way, sweets made from the same dark chocolate can also serve as a good snack for cognac. A separate “highlight” in this case can be a well-chosen candy filling. Ideally, it should be combined with the taste bouquet of the drink. The most successful options for this purpose are: cherries, nuts and dried apricots.
Impact on health
At the same time, we should not forget that, according to very competent endocrinologists, brandy in combination with chocolate can adversely affect the state of the pancreas. Accordingly, people who have problems in this area, it is better to give preference to some other culinary delights.
Relevance: 20.09.2015
Tags: brandy and cognac