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Review overview
Welcome to our Cognac reviews page, as determined by our extensive Cognac rating system. Here you will find a selection of our best Cognac reviews, ratings, and the top 10 Cognac Expert reviewers.
Our brand new Cognac rating system asks users to score a variety of factors such as nose, mouth, taste, finish, and overall impression to provide a final score out of 100. Reviewers are also invited to score the presence of wood, spice, fruit, and florals found in the spirit, along with the bottle design and value for money. This thorough cognac ratings system ensures a comprehensive and detailed review for our audience.
On our review overview page you can browse our best rated Cognacs that have received a minimum of five reviews, you can also check out our most reviewed bottles, giving you an insight into the most popular purchases on our shop. Commentary on our products is welcomed from our customers and we even feature our most avid reviewers on this page. Fancy joining our Top 10 Reviewers? You better get taste testing, as our top reviewer has critiqued an impressive 44 bottles.
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Passionate cognac enthusiast from Norway
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I am an opinionated old man. After half a century of cognac I still have a pedestrian palate.
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I have a passion and love for all spirits, but particularly world brandy and world whisk(e)y. The great people at Cognac-Expert have greatly increased my exposure to not only more Cognac, but smaller producers who are doing phenomenal things!! Love you all!! Cheers!! CERTIFICATIONS Certified Specialist of Spirits, Society of Wine Educators, 2017 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS The American Wine Society National Conference, 2019 PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Member, American Wine Society Judge, Denver International Spirits Competition, 2019 Judge, North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition, 2018, 2020, 2021 Judge, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, Spirits, Table Captain, 2017, 2020, 2021 Judge, San Diego International Spirits Competition, Table Captain, 2020, 2021
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I have been blindtasting wine on a regular basis with a group of friends for mor than thirty years and got more and more fascinated by spirits during the last five years. After exploring r(h)ums and whisk(e)y I finally got into Armagnac and Cognac. I am happy to be able to continue this interesting journey.
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A seasoned whisky enthusiast making my way through the delights of cognac. Santé!
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Hello I am Theodor. I am in love with Cognac, started out in 2016 with regular tastings. Then had to do a pause for some time and I am back in 2021.
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French wine, and the concept of terroir, captured my interest early on. Naturally, curiosity took me to spirits, in particular Cognac. Today I'm proud to be a member of the Cognac Expert team managing B2B projects, working on Cognac Expert Originals, and writing bottle reviews for the English Blog. I love to taste anything and everything - rum/rhum, whisky(ey), Armagnac, etc. - but no other spirit grabs my attention quite like Cognac, and all of its subtleties and nuance. Santé !
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Based in San Francisco, CA, I grew up on a vineyard in Europe. I am avid wine, and scotch enthusiast, and I have been exploring Cognacs and Armagnacs as a newly found passion.
Latest Reviews
Companionship
23 Jan 2023
An experience to share. The senses are awakened and invited to indulge, caramel, chocolate, wood, and spice. Enters strong, but savoring on the palate leaves a pleasant experience which lingers. I enjoyed a glass over Violet Moller's work, The Map of Knowledge, leaving one with many musings of f...
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Amazing
23 Jan 2023
Amber with copper highlights. Reserved, refined, vanilla and almond. More aromatic in the mouth than on the nose, warm spices, developing notes with each sip, reserved sweetness, hints of oak, leather, both flora and fruit notes, amazing complexity for a single cask. Lengthy finish that makes ...
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An unusual GC Cognac
22 Jan 2023
The nose is unusual, with some mild fruit, and some flavors that I can’t put my finger on. As it opens, the fruit comes forward slightly, but not overpowering, with those unidentified flavors remaining. It is full-bodied in the mouth, but not thick, and more of a coating. The palate is rathe...
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Light Good Middle X.O. Cognac Appropriate As Aperitif or As Digestive
22 Jan 2023
At the opening - scent of bitter almond, dried fruits, lime and notes of Irish coffee on the back. No ethanol spirit smell. Alcohol is integrated into the cognac aroma. In The Glass: First 5-7 minutes scent of fermented apples and lime. Next 10-15 minutes scents of oranges, peache...
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Exceptional Cognac - Marancheville Tres Rare Lot N°14/45
21 Jan 2023
Beautiful amber colour with golden reflexes. The nose is really fascinating and complex with ever-changing nuances of ripe fruits ( oranges, mangos, peaches and apricots), vanilla, spices and fine wood. On the palate there is a stunning elegance and finesse for a cognac of this age. You can tas...
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