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Now be bold: Allow a few drops of cognac to wet your lips.

Just as aficionados of music can listen to an orchestra and separate the violins from the cellos from the violas, so a connoisseur of cognac can separate the aromas -- the flowers from the fruit from the spice. Try.

If you've done all that, you have the right to take a sip. A good cognac will provide a bouquet of flavors and aromas that will linger for an astonishingly long time.

Does all this seem elaborate? Only at first. You'll soon be amazed by how much pleasure you can derive from a very small quantify of cognac -- a pleasure you'll have earned and which there is no need even to attempt to resist.

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