Clean, crisp and youthful with elegant, light, dried fruit, earth, nuts, slight oak note, rich fruit, a spirity edge and a slight floralness. Dry, soft, crisp yet smooth, intense, slightly oily, youthful nutty, earthy, dried fruit which builds nicely. Very long with a light spicy note. More mature on the palate than the nose suggests.
Clean, crisp and intense maturing aromas. Full of stunning whisky-esque orange dried fruit and earth with a touch of marzipan and spice. Lots of juicy fruit and a hint of salinity. Dry, soft, very smooth, intense, oily orange and citrus fruits, dried fruit cake, spices - cinnamon and pepper. Delicate, light bodied, very long with a slight floral note and hints of dried orange peel and more spice. Wow it goes on for ever with a touch of oak in the finish
Clean and incredibly aromatic with luscious orange fruit, mature quite heavy complex spices - cinnamon and pepper along with a delicate rancio of dried citrus fruit and prunes soaked in alcohol.. Immense depth which overloads the senses with soft liquor like sun dried apricot fruits.. Dry on the palate, opening with the softest, subtle spices imaginable, followed by dried orange/ apricot fruit, drying wood tannins and very intense tangy spices - cinnamon and clove. Quite a feminine style which gently caresses the senses with a lovely elegance and length.
A very intense and powerfully complex nose. Fruity with a marked earthy character. Hints of aged honey, apricot, nuts, cinnamon & wood combine with underlying citrus aromas. The palate is very smooth & soft with again a marked earthiness. Full with aged, mellow, honeyed fruits & spice & a very long finish.
Wow what a nose. Deeper with a greater age. Mellow and mature with lots of seeped apricot/ peach aromas and soft sweetly spiced dried fruit rancio. Awesome depth with a floral/ violet top note and hints of rich coffee. Quite rich and honeyed with hints of creamy spice. A very subtle yet intense palate. Elegant yet powerful. Stunning with a miriad of flavours - rich raisins, toffee, dried fruits, a subtle spicy/floral middle with oak and sandlewood notes. An incredibly long and complex finish leaves the mouth coated in exotic oils & honeyed walnuts. Absolutely stunning.
Sunning aromas of deep, rich dried fruits, liquid toffee/ honey and complex, sweet spices. I could nose this all night long with hints of vanilla and cloves. Soft, dry and subtly intense. A lovely richness of powerful dried fruits, nuts and loads of cinnamon and exotic spices. Very long with a lovely complexity and its spicy intensity lasting.
Awesome aromas which have a lovely crisp intensity. A marked similarity to the VSOP but amplified. Lovely soft orange/ apricot fruit with buckets of luscious, liquid honey. It is more delicately spiced than the XO and has a greater degree of luscious natural honey. Stunning in the mouth rich and fruit with an incredible rancio of honeyed dried fruit, raisins, sultanas and the sweetest, delicate spices imaginable. Opens up into a very floral/ violet middle and has a multi-dimensional quality with a superbly balanced, delicate yet powerful finish.
Wow the aromas are just so complex that every time you put your nose into the glass a new aroma is detected. Rich honeyed dried fruit rancio, raisins, sultanas, rich cinnamon, cloves, earthy spices and wood notes. Stunning palate, liquid rich honeyed fruits combine with wood tannins and spices, tangy orange fruits drift in to mingle with the soft sweet spices. Stunning depth and complexity with a very long soft, fruity finish.
25 years old with quite a mature bouquet. Lots of dense orange/ apricot fruit. Fuller and fruitier than the No20 with an amazing, complexity. Very oily with a marked floral note (lime tree and hyacinth). Mellow on the palate, mature, floral and fruity. Superb depth and complexity, slightly nutty and winey with a lovely developing sweet spiciness. Its rancio character comes through on the finish with its dried fruit notes. Very long with a soft, dry finish.
Has youthful, winey upfront aromas of earthy stewed apples, honey with a touch of orange/ apricot fruit. On the palate it is quite oily with a delicate intensity and hints of light dried sweet fruit, spice and nuts. Quite weighty with a lovely freshness and a long dry finish
An incredibly complex, aromatic, crisp and powerful nose. Mature and earthy with delicate spice and an underlying apricot/ orange fruit, developing rancio and hints of vanilla oak. The palate is soft, fruity and creamy with a lovely depth of softly spiced dried fruit which mellows into a stunning marzipan & almond richness. Full bodied and flavoured with a long weighty finish.
An exceptional Cognac with an incredibly intense, pungent bouquet of waxy orange/ apricot fruit, beeswax, and loads of spice. It has a superb balance of power and elegance, restrained yet pungent with dried fruit rancio, sweet spices, a touch of vanilla, old real honey and coffee. There is no let up in intensity on the palate with the the waxy/ oily beeswax and floor polish flavours combining with the dried fruit rancio, mature apricot fruit, sweet spice and coffee notes. The flavours come in waves, this is awesome, mouthfilling, multi-dimensional with a superb balance of sweetness and dryness.
From spirits that have been aged for 45 years & has naturally reduced to 46%. A slightly agressive but elegant bouquet. Quite earthy whisky-esque aromas of apricot/ orange and quince, along with honeyed dried fruits, deep, dusty spices and hints of vanilla. Very intense on the palate, quite dry with lots of initial wood tannins, tangy, mouth watering apricot/ orange fruit. Again reminiscent of a cask strength whisky with an aggressive intensity. Very long with quite a floral finish. Superb balance between age and freshness.
Wow, an awesomely deep and enticing bouquet with a rich rancio of dried fruits, coffee and vanilla. Pungent and complex, dripping in luscious honeyed fruit and spices. Incredible depth which still has a lively edge. Soft, oily and luxuriant coating the mouth with an awesome array of flavours. Stunning, sexy with a honeyed dried fruit rancio and layers of tangy, complex cinnamon and herbal spices. Words cannot describe the complexity of this Cognac it floods the mouth and its flavours seep into every corner of the mouth. A truly awesome length, the flavours ebb and flow and finishes with a spicy flourish.
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