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Excellent 'wee dram'.
100% ugni blanc. It is said that the Godet house is the second oldest in all of Cognac, founded in 1588 in La Rochelle (rugby and sailing fans ahoy). They therefore surpass Bowmore, Glenturret, and Littlemill simultaneously in this regard. For a bit of trivia, the French word 'godet' can also be ...
Maison Prunier 'Lot N° 19.14' (40.45%, La Maison du Whisky, Through the Grapevine, Borderies, 2023)
This incredible cognac aged for 82 years in a damp cellar (the best, though aren't all cellars damp these days with the flooding?), and then was stored in demi-johns in 1996 before being bottled this year. The fact that it was distilled almost 110 years ago only heightens the emotion we feel... I...
Mauxion 'Lot N°45' (45.2%, La Maison du Whisky, Through the Grapevine, Bons Bois, 2023)
Imagine that this Bons Bois – Bons Bois being rare as single cask or small batch – was distilled just after the end of World War II. That was almost eighty years ago! Imagine also the joy that must have reigned in the countryside at that time... We also learn that this ancient beauty was aged...
ean-Luc Pasquet 'Le Cognac de Paul L. 57' (42.3%, OB, Grande Champagne, Trésors de Famille, 319 bottles, 2023)
A 65-year-old cognac, 100% Ugni Blanc, from Domaine Pradier-Gaillard, which, to be honest, I had never heard of until now. But that doesn't mean anything, of course. Colour: amber with copper highlights. Nose: it's very elegant yet still fresh and vibrant, starting with a hint of sherry, then mov...
Jean-Luc Pasquet 'Le Cognac de Jean-Michel L.95' (53.5%, OB, Trésors de Famille, Grande Champagne, 395 bottles, 2023)
Quickly ranked in the top five cognac houses, I shall say no more (is that even proper English, S.?). Colour: dark amber. Nose: orange and fig cake with little bits of rustic pear (from an old priest's orchard) and a dash of cane sugar. With water: smoke! But where does that come from? Mouth (nea...