Funny that they don’t use the term ‘Cognac’ in the product description, but they do put it as a gimmick in their label instead of ‘Whisky’…

Anyway, after a series of whiskies it seems that Bram and Floris also have diversified a little bit, and now there is this French Brandy from the Cognac region of France.

Based on previous experience with the 1993 vintage of Cognacs that are not allowed to carry that moniker, from Michiel Wigman and The Thompson Brothers, this should be good!

Sniff:
Copper and orange, and lots of it. There’s quite some bitterness too. Rather metallic beyond the initial whiff of copper, and something rather ‘cool’ or crisp. After a little while it gets more minty, making it a surprisingly fresh drink for something that’s 30 years old.

Sniff:
The palate is surprisingly chocolaty, with hints of mocha and cocoa powder. Still quite metallic, but with hints of stale, dark bread. It gets drier with a bit of time. There’s sawdust, copper, iron, but also orange pith and cocoa. Quite a wondrous combination of things.

Swallow:
The finish has a bit of a punch, but is mostly dry and quite long. Still hints of a bitter fruitiness with orange pith, and some oak too.

There’s not a lot of subtlety for something that’s 30 years old. I’m quite surprised by that. Even though there’s a lot of different things happening in all steps of trying this, it’s well balanced and never feels inconsistent. All in all this is a lovely brandy and rather affordable too. It clocks in at € 115 at Passie voor Whisky. Highly recommended!

89/100