Alcohol products are very popular in the consumer market, although it is not a highly needed and essential product. Cognac is one of the exquisite aristocratic and sophisticated beverage, its production consist of complex and lengthy technological process, on which an unique, full bouquet and aroma directly depend. This determines the importance of such aspects as obtaining a high quality and environmentally safe products that have some positive effect on the human body. Moreover, for cognac, the most important is the quality of the original wine materials and new production technologies, which form the organoleptic properties of the drink. The study of branded V.S. cognacs on the territory of the Russian Federation by organoleptic and instrumental methods of analysis showed that not all of them can be identified as French brandies.