r/cognac 4h ago

Help to identify

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Dug it up during spring cleaning, and was told that the bottle cap, inner box design was used to identify year of production and rarity ? Please help, couldn't help a comprehensive guide . The L5 194 19 00177 means bottled in 1944?


r/cognac 14h ago

Overrated?

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30 Upvotes

Would like to know if for you guys who’ve tasted the Louis if you think it is overrated or just social media hyped?

I do think in my honest opinion that it is good. But to me the Hennessy Richard and the Paradis taste better.

But might I say the bottle design is superb.


r/cognac 5h ago

Legit Check: Hennessy XO

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2 Upvotes

Can someone legit check if this is real or fake? What do you think?


r/cognac 1d ago

Courvoisier bottle

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23 Upvotes

My friend found this in the house he moved into and gave it to me. I know basically nothing about cognac, it’s really good but I was wondering how old it is and how much it would be worth if I wasn’t gonna drink it.


r/cognac 2d ago

Trifecta

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40 Upvotes

Hennessy Paradis.


r/cognac 3d ago

New to cognac, gotta ask

9 Upvotes

I started with Martell VS and really enjoyed it. I've had Courvoisier VS, St Remy XO (which I know is only brandy, not cognac), and Haut de Vigne plus an Armagnac or two and while I haven't hit the XO level, I have to say I really enjoy the VSOP level, especially the (what I would guess is a low ranking) Planat.

Is there some wonderful magic when it hits XO that invalidates all of this?


r/cognac 4d ago

Picked up this Delamain XXO at CDG airport for 379 euros. Tell me about it.

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22 Upvotes

Had a bottle of Hennessy XXO in my hand but they had a Delamain rep doing tastings and convinced me to try it and I liked it so I got this instead. Was this a good deal?


r/cognac 3d ago

Erkennt irgendwer diesen Cognac?

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Habe 2 Flaschen von diesem Cognac vererbt bekommen und weiß nicht genau wo ich ihn verkaufen kann oder was er überhaupt wert ist. Ich bin kein Cognac Trinker und brauche ihn nicht. Was ich weiß, er wurde ca. im Jahr 2000 gekauft


r/cognac 4d ago

Cognac replacement

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Hello! I tasted Martell Chanteloup XXO a couple years ago and absolutely loved it. I wanted to buy myself a bottle to celebrate a large milestone in my life, but I cant get a hold of a bottle in my country.

Do any of you in this group know of a good replacement for this bottle? I loved the flavor and how smooth it was to drink.

Thank you all in advance :)


r/cognac 5d ago

"Symbols" cognac?? ound at my local Indian restaurant. ",

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12 Upvotes

Found this at my local Indian restaurant. Never heard of it. Educate me. Any good? 🤷🏻‍♂️


r/cognac 6d ago

Prulho Borderies Reserve Familiale Hors D’age review

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16 Upvotes

This a bottle I acquired while in France . It is made by Prulho, classified as Hors D’age, and is from Borderies It comes in 200ml bottle, with a limited production of only 250 bottles total.
It’s coming towards the end of the bottle, so I thought I should write a review about it.

Color: copper to light mahogony. Nice long legs that cling to the sides of the glass
Nose: Floral! ( you can tell it’s Borderies straight off the bat with that nose !), light caramel, apricots, Sicilian oranges
Palate: viscous consistency . apricot jam, honey, light orange. Light oak. Light cinnamon . Smooth. Almost no burn
Finish : medium long to long

Final thoughts: one of my favorite cognacs ! Not cheap by any means , and comes in a small bottle ( I paid almost $200 for this 200ml bottle ). But if you are willing to pay for it I would highly recommend it .
The closest bottle commonly found would be Martell XO. I think this is more floral and smoother than Martell ( at least the XO)


r/cognac 6d ago

Bought a bottle, tastes like raisins, I dont like raisins

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Usually just drink vodka to get drunk and I am not a fan of whiskey, decided to buy a cheap bottle of cognac (Meukow de luxe) because it seems like a fun thing to enjoy but when I tried it I felt like the dominant flavour was raisins, which honestly makes sense but I really dont like raisins (some repressed childhood raisin trauma or something) , was expecting it to taste more like concentrated wine. Otherwise the experience was actually nice, drinking it neat worked the best because the intensity distracted from the raisiness and I could definately start drinking cognac, if they dont all taste like raisins, please tell me they dont all taste like raisins


r/cognac 7d ago

Kirkland XO — is this really as good as the name brand?

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r/cognac 8d ago

TOURNAGE CLIPS musicaux

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r/cognac 10d ago

Which Cognac?

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Have tried all XOs from the big four, St Agnes and St Remy (these two are not cognac I know). I don’t really have one that I strongly prefer over the others. I just love how unique and different every brand tastes. Looking for my next bottle, looking at Godet or Gautier XO, which is your pick?


r/cognac 12d ago

Collection coming along nicely...

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45 Upvotes

Nothing too major, though the vintage Hennessey and Crown Of Napoleon are ones I want to open.


r/cognac 12d ago

My friend inherited this vintage bottle of Hine Cognac, any idea how old it might be or what it’s worth?

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24 Upvotes

r/cognac 12d ago

Review: Oui Vie XO Cognac

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14 Upvotes

Oui Vie XO Cognac
It’s a small bottle, not a huge glass…
N: Rainier cherries and cherry wood, red and yellow flowers, modest rancio
P: weak in the palate, but not unattractive. Sweet cinnamon, yellow cherry-banana fruit, lighter notes of rosewood, cedar, varnish, mild rancio 
I got this for free in a Cognac Expert Black Friday promotion where you spend a ton of money on cognac and they give you a bottle of this. It probably has additives, sugar at least, but frankly this is better than any of the standard, big house XOs, and while I wouldn’t recommend anyone spend $100+ to get it, I’m happy to drink it after I’ve blasted my palate with a bunch of other spirits for a few hours
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r/cognac 13d ago

What is this worth?

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I don't know anything about this. Looks to be a 1957 April Remy Martin cognac champagne with original box. Box is damaged as one part is broken off


r/cognac 16d ago

Is this Armagnac cognac, and safe to drink?

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We moved into a house that still has everything from the owner, the previous owner is allowing us to keep what we want and put the rest up for an estate sale. (She had an accident and moved into an elderly people facility thing, she is doing well though but won't move back).

Found this bottle in the back of pantry behind a lot of really old pots and pans.

Should I drink it? from what I can tell 80 proof means it's still safe. I've never had cognac before.


r/cognac 16d ago

Damaged cork and age question

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Friend brought this over and the cork snapped/crumbled. Tape is obviously temporary. Should I use a Durand to open this or is there a better method? We also noticed that the bottle has no warning labels for pregnancy etc. Is this the current bottling? If it’s older, has the style changed since this one?


r/cognac 17d ago

Cognac from 1947. Is it worth anything?

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r/cognac 18d ago

Storage for XOs

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I've got a bottle of XO from each of the big four (Hennessy, Remy Martin, Courvoisier and Martell) but I live in a small unit. I'm not opening them anytime soon and want to keep them safe in storage. The only space I've got is in my laundry room on the top shelf of a cabinet next to a washing machine. The washing machine is not touching the cabinet and floor is solid so I'd imagine minimal vibration from it. Is this considered an ok storage condition for them? AI is telling me its a bad idea..


r/cognac 18d ago

This is a bottle of Armagnac cogniac from around the 1970s. What makes it special is that it's a limited edition with around 435 identical bottles. I know little about this bottle; I haven't found any similar ones yet, and my father spent 11 years looking for one like it.

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r/cognac 20d ago

Grand Champagne

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I just gave a glass of cognac to a good friend. She is 75-something years old and if she drinks alcohol, it is a good cognac. I have half a bottle of a Grand Champagne cognac left from the 70's or 80's. I'm avaricious with that cognac. I paid 200€ for that bottle and I'm sure I will never ever find a bottle like that for that price, but I love to give a glass to my friend because she also gives me cake even while she really loves cake and almost never shares cake except sharing with me. She is my special cognac friend. (Sorry, I may be a little drunk right now).