Grosperrin 32 Year Old Cadenhead Grande Champagne Cask Strength Cognac 700mL

Well Jean Grosperrin did not distill this, this is Grande Champagne sourced from Grosperrin’s, who, in turn, sourced it from some local growers.

What’s sure is that this is a very good pedigree – and an excellent sourcing strategy.

Tasting Notes:

Colour: Copper gold.

Nose: Not extremely expressive, but it’s to be said that high-strength cognacs remain very unusual. Having said that, what we get is pretty perfect, with something oriental (incense, ylang-ylang) and some blood oranges or something. Some old calvados or apple brandy too. Domfrontais with a lot of pears? With water: smells of the countryside down there. Some old orchard around September the 15th, with wonderful ripe apples and pears about to fall.

Mouth (neat): Old calvados, really! Apples, cider, white pepper, gritty peels, rambutans… Good I know rambutans do not belong to Calvados, but is that a problem? Rather love this rusticity I have to say. With water: pam! Just more of all that, plus a little cappuccino. What some foreign friends call French coffee, which, apparently, is some Irish coffee with some cognac instead of Irish whiskey. N.o. c.o.m.m.e.n.t.s.

Finish: Rather long, a tad grassier. Wulong tea, apple skin, oranges.

"Truly wonderful and the price is (was?) absolutely perfect. Proper old Cognac from the countryside indeed." - Serge, Whisky Fun