One of the girls at work is going out tonight with her work friends and picked up a bottle last night for “pre game” she said! 🤣 Pic up a little buzz before they hit the club .
I’ve never tried it before. I love cognac, Hennessy or Bisque Debouche.. I see this around, the liquor store guy says it’s a lot better than Hennessy.. anyone else have any opinions on it before I try it later after dinner?
Cognac is highly regulated in many respects by French law. I don't know this one. I blew up the picture and see that it is a VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale); so it has to meet all the ageing and other regional standards for that category. It would be great to drink XO all the time but it costs about 3-4 times what an VSOP does. So, it is likely to taste similar to other VSOPs. The only distinctive one I've ever found is a Borderies cognac due to its grapes being mostly from that area rather than the grand or petite cognac demarcated areas. Really cognac is the best after dinner especially on colder nights.
@LamontCranston I’ve been drinking cognac for a while now and really enjoy it. I sometimes indulge myself with a bottle of Hennessy VSOP and I’m going to be picking up a bottle of Hennessy XO for Christmas this year, maybe even a bottle Hennessy Paradise. One of the best VSOP bottles I’ve had lately is this
It was exceptionally good and reasonably priced.. this is also very good but not easy to find around here
I’m trying it out now, it’s good but not outstanding.. it’s smooth as a VSOP should be, It’s heavy on the nose with strong notes of oak. In the mouth it’s light and sweet with notes of fig and apricot. The finish is smooth again with notes of wood and a nice warm wisp of honey. It’s smooth to the end with a soft short lingering taste of fruit.. I would say it’s reasonably priced and is a good quality cognac.. I rate it 7/8 out of 10.. I still prefer my Hennessy VSOP The Biquit and Debouche VSOP beats it hands down at lower price , it’s still a good cognac
@MartinTheFirst I think it’s an acquired taste.. most bourbon drinkers could come to like it if they gave it a try. It’s very similar in mouth feel and smoothness.
@Telcontar Yeah, sorry, I should have made it clear I knew that. All bourbons are supposed to be from Kentucky too, but the name gets used even on whiskey from Japan. That was my thinking when I asked.
@RosaMarie I didn’t know that about bourbon.. I drank my share of JD back in the day but I don’t much care for it anymore, don’t think I ever did, it was just something that we all did back then. My brothers are into single malt Irish whiskey., that can get expensive. Lately they’ve expanded their range into craft whiskey
@Telcontar JD isn't actually bourbon. (Nor does it pretend to be.). It's a Tennessee straight whiskey. It's filtered through oak charcoal, which doesn't fit the technical definition of a bourbon. That's what gives it the strong vanilla flavor.
