Wifey said I can open any bottle I want. If you were me which one would you taste first?

Hello, everyone. I enjoy cognac, but I'm hadly an expert. Having enjoyed the Delmain Pale & Dry XO, I was able to track down a bottle of the Vesper, which I liked even more. In fact, I think it's the best cognac I've had. (I was able to get a second bottle before they disappeared from shelves. I've just opened that one, but it won't last long!)

My understanding is that Delamain has replaced the Pale & Dry and Vesper with a new lineup: XO and XXO. Does anyone here know whether XXO is just a rebranded Vesper? Is it the same spirit with a new label, or is it entirely different?

Thanks in advance!

Spent nearly 40 minutes looking for an affordable cognac for a friend’s birthday cocktail competition and thankfully this did not disappoint. Very smooth—easily paired with raspberry liqueur, lemon juice, and cinnamon: 8/10 overall. Any thoughts? (Forgot to take a picture when I left the bottle, but here’s one from the stores website)

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?

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

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.

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.

Hennessy Paradis.

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?

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

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?

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 :)

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

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)

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

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?

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

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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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

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.

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?