Would like to know if for you guys who’ve tasted the Louis if you think it is overrated or just social media hyped?
I do think in my honest opinion that it is good. But to me the Hennessy Richard and the Paradis taste better.
But might I say the bottle design is superb.
My friend found this in the house he moved into and gave it to me. I know basically nothing about cognac, it’s really good but I was wondering how old it is and how much it would be worth if I wasn’t gonna drink it.
I started with Martell VS and really enjoyed it. I've had Courvoisier VS, St Remy XO (which I know is only brandy, not cognac), and Haut de Vigne plus an Armagnac or two and while I haven't hit the XO level, I have to say I really enjoy the VSOP level, especially the (what I would guess is a low ranking) Planat.
Is there some wonderful magic when it hits XO that invalidates all of this?
Had a bottle of Hennessy XXO in my hand but they had a Delamain rep doing tastings and convinced me to try it and I liked it so I got this instead. Was this a good deal?
Hello! I tasted Martell Chanteloup XXO a couple years ago and absolutely loved it. I wanted to buy myself a bottle to celebrate a large milestone in my life, but I cant get a hold of a bottle in my country.
Do any of you in this group know of a good replacement for this bottle? I loved the flavor and how smooth it was to drink.
Thank you all in advance :)
Habe 2 Flaschen von diesem Cognac vererbt bekommen und weiß nicht genau wo ich ihn verkaufen kann oder was er überhaupt wert ist. Ich bin kein Cognac Trinker und brauche ihn nicht. Was ich weiß, er wurde ca. im Jahr 2000 gekauft
Found this at my local Indian restaurant. Never heard of it. Educate me. Any good? 🤷🏻♂️
So Costco's out here selling XO. Is it secretly the same juice in a cheaper bottle, or can you taste the difference?
Usually just drink vodka to get drunk and I am not a fan of whiskey, decided to buy a cheap bottle of cognac (Meukow de luxe) because it seems like a fun thing to enjoy but when I tried it I felt like the dominant flavour was raisins, which honestly makes sense but I really dont like raisins (some repressed childhood raisin trauma or something) , was expecting it to taste more like concentrated wine. Otherwise the experience was actually nice, drinking it neat worked the best because the intensity distracted from the raisiness and I could definately start drinking cognac, if they dont all taste like raisins, please tell me they dont all taste like raisins
This a bottle I acquired while in France . It is made by Prulho, classified as Hors D’age, and is from Borderies It comes in 200ml bottle, with a limited production of only 250 bottles total.
It’s coming towards the end of the bottle, so I thought I should write a review about it.
Color: copper to light mahogony. Nice long legs that cling to the sides of the glass
Nose: Floral! ( you can tell it’s Borderies straight off the bat with that nose !), light caramel, apricots, Sicilian oranges
Palate: viscous consistency . apricot jam, honey, light orange. Light oak. Light cinnamon . Smooth. Almost no burn
Finish : medium long to long
Final thoughts: one of my favorite cognacs ! Not cheap by any means , and comes in a small bottle ( I paid almost $200 for this 200ml bottle ). But if you are willing to pay for it I would highly recommend it .
The closest bottle commonly found would be Martell XO. I think this is more floral and smoother than Martell ( at least the XO)
Have tried all XOs from the big four, St Agnes and St Remy (these two are not cognac I know). I don’t really have one that I strongly prefer over the others. I just love how unique and different every brand tastes. Looking for my next bottle, looking at Godet or Gautier XO, which is your pick?
