Help me with a practical joke (Cognac based!)

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don4l said:

If your friend has actually tasted the Hennessey, then I don't think that you will succeed in fooling him.

If you are sure that he hasn't tasted it, then it would be good to see you pull this off.

Don't try it with a French Cognac. Get a Spanish brandy. IMHO, they are in a different league altogether. If you doubt me, nip down to Tescos and buy the cheapest Spanish brandy and compare it to a standard French Cognac.

You might be able to pull this off with a £20 - £30 bottle of Spanish.

However, don't even try it if he has tasted the real thing.

Thank you. That's very helpful and something to consider as well. I suspect he has tried Hennessey (I haven't). You sound rather more worldly to me so could I ask for a Spanish brandy recommendation and a link(s)?

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battered said:

Using a decent Spanish brandy is about right, because if he can't tell Spanish from Cognac and he claims to be some sort of expert then it really is egg on face time. Standard Hennessy vs super-duper Hennessy is easy to excuse, you can BS your way out of that. But Spanish to Cognac is like mistaking a Yorkshire bitter for a traditional English ale from somewhere in S England.

Thank you all again.

Working on using a "cheap" Hennessey, which one should I buy? Link would be great. Thank you!