14 verschillende huizen bezocht! Hoe lang ben je wel niet in Charente geweest?
Vivant. Dat is Alcools Vivant denk ik? En de cognac die zij verkopen is Decroix? Of zit ik er nu helemaal naast?

Mooie koop. Schijnt erg goed te zijn.

I see. And that, of course, is a valid way of classifying cognacs. I think most do it that way. But personally, I prefer to classify cognacs purely on quality and taste experience. Otherwise, a 3-star cognac can also get an A. The Bouron sublime, for example, gets a 10 from me (an A, that is). But i...

I am not familiair with B or B-.
Is it A is best? What is worst? E? or Z?

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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
Anyway, what we tasted a few years ago at Hine in Jarnac was very underwhelming.

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?

No, I cannot. But the name Aristide comes from Aristide Boisson, who married Odette Audry in 1905. So I think the name Aristide came about when Bernard Boisson restarted the company, in honor of his ancestor. So much later. Here is another photo of the fins bois bottle. I really don't know when thes...