Special Cuvée Cognac

A 20cl quarter bottle of deliciously well-rounded cognac from the company named for Amédée Edouard Dor. A blend of various eaux-de-vies designed to be easy drinking.

A 20cl quarter-bottle of A E Dor's fabulous Cigar Cognac. Best with a medium-weight cigar, this has a toasty nose with the house's appley trademark style, with a leathery, spicy palate and finish thanks to some eaux-de-vie sourced from the Fins Bois and Borderies regions.

Eye-catchingly packaged in a stylish contemporary bottle, Courvoisier Exclusif is an upmarket cognac aged longer than a standard VS and blended to work well in cocktails.

A 2011 repackaging for Hennessy's Fine de Cognac, a youthful blend pitched somewhere between VS and VSOP. This is a stylish cognac equally at home in a quality cocktail or as a digestif. Excellent value for money.

A premium cognac by the Maxime Trijol house, blended from reserve stock for maximum finesse.

A quality single estate cognac from boutique producer Chateau de Beaulon, this is unusual also in that it is distilled from wines of a single grape varietal, Folle Blanche.

1840 is an addition to the Pierre Ferrand cognac range that has a bit of history. Based on the 3 star cognacs much favoured by the pioneering bartenders of the 19th century this has been designed to work perfectly in classic cocktails. It's also a bit punchier than the others in the range, bottled at 45% for a more concentrated flavour that should sing out in a mixed drink.

A top quality golden Grande Champagne cognac from distinguished boutique producer Pierre Ferrand. A lively, expressive style with fresh fruit flavours and good depth from this award-winning house.

A 10 year old cognac from Chateau de la Raillerie, the youngest of their range and well respected over the years of its production.

One of Remy Martin's recent releases, Coeur de Cognac (Heart of Cognac) is distilled very slowly for extra smoothness and vibrant fruitiness and is designed to offer non-Cognac drinkers an accessible premium quality product.

An old bottle of Paulet Ecusson Rouge 3 Star Cognac. The phrase "Ecusson Rouge" means "Red Shield" which is the symbol used by Paulet. We estimate that this was bottled sometime in the 1980s.

A blend of Godet cognacs made solely using Folle Blanches grapes, aged for 15 years.

A mature Grolette Borderies cognac produced by Ordonneau, aged for 25-30 years.

A young VS from Fussigny, using organic grapes mainly sourced from the Fins Bois area of Cognac, and then distilled and matured without additives.

The youngest of the cognacs in Estève's range, the Grande Tradition is produced to be light and fruity, and both great for mixing (either in cocktails or long drinks) or as a sipper.

Quality Fin Bois Cru Cognac from a great house also famed for their Pineau de Charentes. Unusually, the base wine is entirely composed of Colombard and Folle Blanche, with no Ugni Blanc.

An innovative age-statement cuvée from Courvoisier - unusual for the big houses to be so explicit about maturation time for their creations, but the 12yo label on this Borderies-based blend should have a broad appeal & perhaps even makes it more accessible to drinkers of other brown spirits (eg whisky).

A delightful, and beautifully presented, 12yo Cognac from the single estate Chateau de Beaulon producer. This is terrific value for a cognac of this age.

A petite champagne cognac made in collaboration with the Montaud family from the village of Barret. Cellar matured for at least 10 years.

Hennessy's hugely popular Black cognac, an assemblage aimed at the club and cocktail market, specially formulated to work well in mixed drinks.