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Christmas Cognacs
Our End of Year gift guide
With Christmas now just around the corner, we’ve got a lot to be excited about over the next couple of weeks.
Whether you’re hoping to treat an existing Cognac enthusiast or looking to find the right offering for someone curious about Cognac and the spirits world in general – our Cognac Recommendation Assistant Service helps you select the perfect gift according to price, taste and age. Before you get started, our first tip invites you to browse our Christmas Cognacs selection, as this selection not only boasts outstanding Cognacs, but also Vintage Cognacs - with each year comes a story, a sentimental value and a thoughtful gift idea.
A Merry Ode to Cognac
The children are in bed
And the decorations on the tree
Now it’s time to treat yourself
To some festive eaux-de-vie
This is when you thank yourself
For stocking up the shelf
As you have two exquisite bottles
From the Cognac Expert elf
The hardest question is
Which one to enjoy first?
Will it be the Pasquet
Or a Voyer to quench your thirst?
Maybe Le Cognac d'André
From Trésors de Famille
With its notes of nutmeg, cinnamon
And hints of orange peel
Perhaps the finest Extra Cognac
From the vineyards of Grande Champagne
With aromas of tobacco, spices
And a finish that remains
The red wax of Prulho Hors d'Age
Has certainly caught your eye
From Grande Champagne - what a "Voyage"
A truly excellent buy
The Sophie & Max Edition Number 3
Is impossible to resist
Aged over a couple of decades, too
What a treasure to exist
Whichever bottle takes your fancy
One thing will be true
It’s bound to be a merry evening
With a glass of Cognac to accompany you.
There’s also 10% off the latest Cognac of the Month: Laurichesse Le Chai de Mon Père 104 with a rating of 87/100 – check out the full tasting review from the Cognac Expert connoisseur Taylor on our blog.
Pasquet’s latest offering Noel Cognac is another highly rated Cognac delight that we think will serve perfectly at the table this Christmas. Since Noël translates as Christmas in French, it seems almost fated that the spiced aromas of this special blend are so accurately reminiscent of the festive season, when in fact, it was actually named in honour of recent Pasquet ancestors; Noël and his wife Marie-France.
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Cognac Expert x Wagemut Rum
Category: Rum - it's a Foursquare Rum
Cognac Age: 12 years old Rum (in Cognac age that's an XO!)
Finished for 3 month in Cognac barrels and a further 3 months in PINEAU DES Charentes barrels.
Distilled in: Barbados
ABV: 43.6% vol.
Bottle size: 700ml
An experiment that dares to merge both the Rum and Cognac worlds, Wagemut Rum is the product of Cognac Expert’s Sophie & Max and Germany-based rum producer Nicolas Kroeger. Giving a high-quality 12-year-old rum a fresh and modern twist, we are proud to present Cognac Expert X Wagemut Rum, finished in Cognac oak casks for 3 months before ending its maturation process for a further 3 months in the Limousin casks of Pineau des Charentes.
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Cognac Calendar
With so many superb Cognac varieties on offer, from sophisticated blends to timeless eaux-de-vie, it’s hard to choose just one to enjoy. Thanks to our Cognac Calendar, you don’t have to. The 2022 version of our limited-edition calendar allows you to taste 24 unique Cognacs from a range of fantastic artisanal houses. We have gone above and beyond this year to present you with Cognacs of at least XO quality, meaning every taster is aged to perfection, guaranteed to contain that inimitable Cognac flavor to its fullest effect.
- Strictly limited quantity
- Each day’s Cognac comes with a mini-podcast featuring each Cognac
- We have exceeded the quality of last year’s selection, with a range of premium Cognacs, all strictly above the XO quality (Extra, Hors d'Age, and beyond). A stunning concentration of exceptionally mature spirits in a single box
- Free worldwide shipping
Malternative Belgium No. 19
"La Patine" (from 1928)
Grande Champagne Cognac
Grande Champagne Cognac
Vintage: 1928
Growth Area: Grande Champagne
ABV: 40.2%
Bottle size: 70 cl
At the request of the producer family, we can not mention the name of the cognac house for which we have respect. This cognac vintage 1928 represents finesse and refinement. Subtle aromas and a complexity that can only be achieved by letting time take its course. This cognac was taken out of the barrel in time and divided into dame jeannes, which are kept in the buildings of ORECO (Organization économique cognac) to guarantee the vintage.
Pasquet Vieille Grande Champagne
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Grande Champagne Cognac
Grande Champagne Cognac
Growth Area: Grande Champagne
Cognac Age: Hors d'Age
ABV: 45,5%
Bottle size: 50 cl
The family-run and organic house of Pasquet presents us with new releases, which are micro-blends of Cognacs which are exquisite in their own right, but magnificent when combined. Each component in these latest blends was created by a different exceptional producer, and so these bottles signify not only a marriage of eaux-de-vie but also of the talented characters who created them. Following the great success of the L’Esprit de Famille series, which has been met with great popularity around the world, Amy and Jean-Luc Pasquet now present a masterful third blend of the Confluences Cognacs: Vieille Grande Champagne L.90-80's.
Lavenat XO
Reviews (9)
Excellent Titulaire de Fins Bois
by Alex T.
29 Sep 2022
Earlier reserved in the nose it shows itself strong in the palate with a prolonged descent typically Fins Bois. (Translated from French) Original review: Plus tôt réservé dans le nez Il se montre fort au palais avec une descente prolongée typiquement Fins Bois.
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An amazing Fins Bois
by Alex
3 Aug 2022
I recently stumbled on this and pulled the trigger. Amazing decision! It's an amazing retro bottle, amazing story and great presentation from Cognac Expert! A smooth, well-balanced XO. An old, could easily be an Extra or so from other producers. Dried fruits, fresh aromas. Just great
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Bliss in a tulip glass
by Serge
31 Jul 2022
What a thouroughly enjoyable congac. A beautiful golden amber, i allow it at least 5 minutes to open up. in the meantime i will nose the cognac to discover part of its character.lovely prunes,orange ,vanilla,caramel and dried fruit. a second and third nose seems to display intensifying prune,orange...
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A Beautiful Cognac
by David C.
26 Apr 2022
I have tasted this Lavenat XO several times now. Each time it excites me more then the previous tasting. The nose of dried fruit and spice continues to the taste. The caramel and rancio round out the flavour. The finish is long and pure sensory enjoyment. This is a beautiful cognac. I hope the Lavenat...
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A love for the cognac
by James P.
22 Apr 2022
Bright shiny copper in the glass. The first nose is sweet, caramel and fruit becoming sweeter over time. Fresh scents, hard to believe its age. Fins Bois character, an elegant fruit, mature yet fresh. Sweet yet still 40%, a long finish, everything about this eau de vis says passion, a love for...
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Cognac Age: avg. 30 Years Old
Growth Area: Fins Bois
Natural: No coloring, no boisé, no additives
ABV: 40%
Bottle size: 70 cl
Lavenat XO Cognac is a beautifully well-matured blend that spent an average of 30 years aging in French oak barrels - which is 20 years more than required for a Cognac to classify as XO quality. Talk about getting more than what you bargained for? Produced in very small quantities, all of the Cognacs produced by Lavenat have been made with love and unquestionable passion. Fronted by Bernard Lavenat, who takes the role of the cellar master, Bernard doesn’t remember a day when Cognac production wasn’t at the centre of his world. His admirable enthusiasm and passion for the craft are embodied through each and every Cognac in his small collection of products.
Prulho Voyage Hors d'Age
Grande Champagne Cognac
Grande Champagne Cognac
Growth Area: Grande Champagne
Cognac Age: Hors d'Age
ABV: 40%
Produced with the greatest care, the delicate aromas and exceptionally long finish of this Prulho Voyage Hors d'Age Cognac creates a truly remarkable offering. Delivering a journey through time, the preservation of this beverage has been carefully crafted to treasure the rare and unique ingredients. Made using single soil from the Grande Champagne region, it is a highly sought after creation. An original choice that every connoisseur will appreciate.
Offered by experts of distillation renowned for their knowledge across the globe, the Prulho Voyage Hors d'Age is the product of outstanding experience in distillation procedures. Evident in its ageing and sublime blend, there is true expertise within this bottle.
Marancheville L'Exemplaire No. 4
Grande Champagne Cognac
Grande Champagne Cognac
Cognac Age: 35 - 40 Years Old
Growth Area: Grande Champagne
Bottled in: November 2022
ABV: 40%
Bottle size: 70 cl
Exemplaire N°4 is the fourth edition of Marancheville’s Exemplaire limited edition series which stands proud as a collection of Cognacs that symbolizes the brand’s passion for exceptional quality that stands in a league of its own. Offered in small quantities and renewed every year, “Les Exemplaires” are the fruit of our know-how and our inspirations. Deriving from a blend of eaux-de-vie distilled on lees in the early 1980s on the Marancheville estate. N°4 endured a long maturation process (35 to 40 years); during this time, the aromas are slowly concentrated, and beautiful complexity emerges. In this Cognac in particular, the distinct nuance of candied orange prevails, which, combined with a woody structure, makes for a sensationally autumnal or festive delight.
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Vintage Cognacs
A Vintage Cognac is a Cognac from a single year and a single harvest, not a blend from different eaux-de-vie like an XO or a VSOP. It is also referred to as a Millésime Cognac. We commonly know this from Whisky as “single barrel“, which means the spirit comes from one single source: one year, one estate, one barrel.
It's actually a very special gift to find a Vintage Cognac of a birthday, or one for Christmas.
Join us on a deep dive into everything and anything related to age as it relates to Cognac. Taylor explores Cognac’s official cahier des charges making sense of the rules and regulations, as well as any subtle exceptions, and clever tricks, that may exist. You may have thought you knew a thing or two about age in Cognac, but this will solidify your understanding on the topic.
Find fifteen minutes; pour yourself a glass of your favorite Cognac, and head over to our blog to read in-depth on how age is counted and communicated via a label.
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