Cognac

Bache Gabrielsen's rather good XO cognac, winner of a double gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2009. A blend of 65% Grande Champagne and 35% Petite Champagne cognacs.

A beautifully-crafted XO cognac, aged in oak casks for much longer than the minimum XO requirement, and showing a delicate, restrained complexity on the nose and palate.

A Courvoisier named to celebrate Napoleon's great love for Courvoisier. This is slightly problematic, given that Napoleon I died fourteen years before Courvoisier was founded, but he did apparently tour wine & spirit merchant Emmanuel Courvoisier's cellars once, and Napoleon III did make Courvoisier an official supplier to the Imperial Court in 1869. That's good enough for the marketing department.

A well rounded cognac from the company named for Amédée Edouard Dor. A blend of various eaux-de-vies designed to be easy drinking.

Created by Bernard Hine in collaboration with Nicholas Freeman of cigar purveyors Hunter & Frankau, this rich, deep, spicy Cigar Reserve is the perfect match for a fine stogie.

A single estate cognac from the same stable as Leyrat, Le Reviseur comes from the Domaine du Maine Drilhon, an estate of 60 hectares in the heart of the Petite Champagne region.

Ragnaud Sabourin's Lot no.20, the Réserve Speciale. It's a 100% Ugni Blanc cognac produced in Grande Champagne and aged for at least 20 years to give a rich and rounded palate.

A bottle of 3 star cognac from Gaston de Lagrange which we think was released in the 1960s.

An old bottle of Hine 3 star cognac. We estimate that this was bottled sometime in the 1980s.

A 1980s Fine Champagne Cognac, bottled for John Harvey and Sons of Bristol in Cognac.

With Eaux-de-Vie aged between 16 and 24 years old this well-matured cognac has been seasoned for a generation in older, seasoned, casks which help to develop its aromas and rancio character. Stunning balance and finesse.

This is the most decorated cognac that we know of. It has won 5 Gold Medals at Concours Général de Paris since 2000, plus numerous medals at the IWSC. In 2009, Paul Beau was awarded a special prize in Paris for the consistency of their products. An exceptional cognac, with plenty of “rancio” flavour.

A long aged cognac from Godet, matured for 25 years and blended from eaux-de-vie from Borderies, and Grande and Petite Champagnes.

A blend of long-aged XO Grande Champagne cognacs, Delamain Pale & Dry benefits from a lengthy two-year marriage period in cask after assemblage before being bottled, resulting in a beautifully smooth roundness and flavour integration on the palate.

A recent release of Remy Martin Extra Old done for travel retail.

Rich and full-bodied, yet still exceptionally smooth, this luxurious XO contains long-aged eaux-de-vie from Grande & Petite Champagne for grace & flavour, plus a little Borderies for structure and depth. A perennial award-winner.
IWSC 2012 - Silver Outstanding Medal - Cognac

A long-aged XO-style aged reserve cognac from the Chez Maillard house of Leyrat, an excellent boutique single estate cognac producer. This is one of their most highly-regarded cuvées, winning a string of medals at international competitions.

An elegant fruitbomb, this medium-bodied Vieille Reserve from respected single estate producers Guillon Painturaud is quite a feminine cognac, delicate and approachable with ripe raisin & fig flavours.