Cognac refers to a food product with high organoleptic value. This is because this drink has very large variety of flavors, odors, colors, saturation, harmony and typicality. This fully allows you to carry a drink to the group, especially valuable products. Cognac is a strong alcoholic beverage, which is prepared by mixing ethyl alcohol, alcohol water, and sugar syrup. The cognac alcohol obtained by the distillation of dry white wine with prolonged aging in oak barrels. At the stage of this extract formed all qualities of cognac. After bottling they do not improve. Among alcoholic beverages there is no other, more famous than cognac. This drink has a special position due to its high taste qualities. Cognac is a strong alcoholic drink amber-golden color with a complex aroma with hints of vanilla and soft harmonious taste, obtained by double distillation of dry wine, followed by aging of the distillate in oak barrels. The technology of cognac is the clearest and strictly regulated. The production of cognac, in particular, the aging of cognac is one of the most complex and expensive areas of wine production. In Russia, as well as in several other countries, cognac is still called any strong alcoholic drink produced by distilling wine, followed by aging of alcohols in oak barrels. We have to admit that today, even the experts, not to mention consumers; it is difficult to understand the abundance of cognac goods produced in Russia and abroad, which come to the market under the name “cognac”. Today, this category is very extensive and combines products of different origin, hence the relevance of studying the market of goods and brandy are evident.