She takes a sip, and then smiles appreciatively. "Cognac," she repeats, and makes it sound like a compliment. It is.
"So what made you cross the ocean to come to us, Daniel?" she asks, because she was thinking of France, Europe, whether he'd gone and picked the cognac himself, and consequently of the fact that he is undoubtedly from England. That accent leaves no doubt. Her own accent's Americanized enough that she no longer sounds as if she were from Canada.