im quite a cognac novice i admit, while i love it (it is my favorite drink) the only cognac i have extensive experience with is Remy Martin XO, which i very much enjoy...so help me select my next bottle!!
Just sampled Pierre Fernand reserve. This stuff, for $60 / bottle (or less) is insanely good. It falls between a VSOP and legitimate XO but IMO closer to the latter.
I agree with Inna re. Armenian Cognac (ok, brandy) however it seems like on the east coast all we have is the low grade stuff. I brought a couple of bottles of Urartu from my trip to LA and haven't been the same since I ran out.
Enjoying a bottle of Paul Beau Hors D'Age Grande Champagne a roughly 30 year old singe estate cognac i picked up online for about $130 serious stuff for the $$. I also love Armagnac and can't recommend enough the brandy's from Chatea de Busca, their Hors D'Age 15 year for $90ish is a real steal. And to the poster who called Normandin-Mercier sweet I must disagree. Compared to Delamain most Cognac may come across a touch less dry but Normandin-Mercier is unadulterated and fantastic stuff.
Taste is a very personal thing , I just do not like overly sweet drinks, N.M. Ferrand and that Armenian brandy are certainly in the category of sweet drinks. You interested in extremely complex Cognac ? Give Audry Memorial a try, you will not be able to drink anything sugary ever again.
Best I've had .... The company does not produce any VS or VSOP grade cognac, instead its entry level offer is already a 25-year-old XO (Pale & Dry).
Products Range
Pale & Dry X.O. Aged 25 years Vesper Aged 35 years Extra. Older than Vesper Tres Vénérable. Aged 55 years Reserve de la Famille. 43% vol. This is produced from a single barrel and from a single estate. This is Delamain's highest range product.
Limited editions
Millésimes (Vintage) Cognacs. This is a cognac from a single year. Aged 30 years. Le voyage de Delamain. Limited to 500 unit worldwide.
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