Méry Melrose Grande Champagne Ancestral Cognac 40% abv Beautiful label depicting prehistoric cave paintings. Average 40 years old in this bottle. Whiff of tropical fruits aroma detected. Honey and dry fruits on the tongue. Medium finish. I believe that all attributes of this cognac would be improved...

Navarre Souvenir Impérial 40% abv. The key 5% lower than the other one.

This one will be opened for the New Year’s Day. I hope the abv reduction came from a blend of much older lower abv components, and not completely by addition of water.

Rik schreef: ↑di 26 dec 2023, 22:28

Fuzhou schreef: ↑di 26 dec 2023, 10:06 Got this Vallein Tercinier 46* Unchillfiltered Small Batch Cognac. 15-25 years old. 46% abv.

I like this one. Fruity and nicely balanced
A real step up from most xo cognacs at 40%

It’s the XOs in that category done right.

Got this Vallein Tercinier 46* Unchillfiltered Small Batch Cognac. 15-25 years old. 46% abv.

EelcoA schreef: ↑vr 15 dec 2023, 19:33 I liked the ancestral. Was spicy and had nice older notes. I agree that it lacked a bit of power of Ooomph... rated it 86 out of 100

I agree with your assessment

DiscoverCognac schreef: ↑wo 13 dec 2023, 12:35 hi, i dont know this one. got the VS, VSOP and XO. its oke

It’s good, but it would surely be better if they would’ve left the abv slightly higher.

Mery Melrose Ancestral. 40% abv.

Grande Champagne. Average 40 years of age.

Artisan distillers are always exciting.

Good to know. So for a 9 or 10 year old it's ok. But I am not sure if I would be happy with a 9-10 year old OK cognac 8-) Anyway, what we tasted a few years ago at Hine in Jarnac was very underwhelming. Not overwhelming that’s for sure. Unfortunately anything exciting with Hine these days are into ...

In my opinion, the quality of Hine is not what it used to be in the past. We've been there 2 or 3 years ago. What is your experience? Or maybe anyone else's? They do seem to be quite busy lately. I guess trying to do too many things in a short amount of time has it’s penalties. I have only a few of...

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