Tag Archives: Cognac

French Brandy 30, 1993-2024, Cask 35, 46.3% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 27 January 2025 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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 … Continue reading →

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Cognac Mauxion 78, 1945, 60% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 25 March 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

There is a lot to unpack here. In the world of whisky they often talk about slow maturation and state things like ‘patiently matured’ on labels. It often doesn’t mean much, but if there is anything to go by, this … Continue reading →

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Three Cognacs from Michiel Wigman

Posted on 31 January 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

And with Cognac, I mean two official Cognacs and one that cannot be called Cognac because it was sent to the UK in a cask before being bottled there. It has to be bottled in the Cognac area to be … Continue reading →

Posted in - Cognac | Tagged 1967, 1969, 1993, Brandy, Cognac, France, Hans Dillesse, Michiel Wigman, Precious Moments | Leave a comment

Vallein Tercinier L’Attente Lot 52, 70yo, 1952-2022, Cognac Grande Champagne, 43.9% – Jack Tar & Lux Coin

Posted on 28 September 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With collectors being collectors, and some collector diversifying into different collections, it’s not too surprising that a bottler of collectable and rare spirits pairs with a creator of rare and collectable coins. The difference is mainly that the rare spirits … Continue reading →

Posted in - Cognac, - Other Spirits, Vallein Tercinier | Tagged 1952, Chermignac Series, Cognac, Grande Champagne, Jack Tar, Lux Coin, Vallein Tercinier | Leave a comment

Two brandies with Wu-Dram Clan involvement!

Posted on 17 November 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Recently the guys behind Wu-Dram Clan released an old Cognac. A Jean-Luc Pasquet, which has proven to be a rather noteworthy Cognac house that works really well for whisky fanatics. More or less at the same time they released an … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, - Cognac, Domaine Jean-Luc Pasquet, Maison Aurian | Tagged 1958, 1995, Armagnac, Aurian, Bas-Armagnac, Cognac, Domaine Jean-Luc Pasquet, France, Grande Champagne, GrapiDiggaz, Kirsch Import, Wu-Dram Clan | Leave a comment

French Brandy 28, 1993-2022, 47% – Michiel Wiman, Precious Moments

Posted on 2 November 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Precious Moments series is one of many series that Michiel Wigman has running at the moment. At least, if some things turn out to be series. Anyway, ‘Precious Moments’ is and after last year’s (yet to be reviewed) Caroni, … Continue reading →

Posted in - Cognac, - Other Spirits | Tagged 1993, Brandy, Cognac, Dutch Whisky Connection, France, Hans Dillesse, Michiel Wigman, Precious Moments | 2 Comments

Vallein Tercinier ‘Rencontre’ 60yo, 1962, Single Dame Jeanne, 42.6% – OB for Jack Tar & Lux Coin

Posted on 19 June 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, apart from this being a ridiculously old Cognac, there’s more to the story. The guys that run Jack Tar bought a bottle of Cognac in auction a few years ago, a bottle that was about 260 years old. It … Continue reading →

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Vallein Tercinier 1975-2021, 51.7% – Grapediggaz

Posted on 20 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With Wu Dram Clan and Kirsch Import getting a bit of an increasing focus on Cognac, it’s not too surprising there’s a separate brand for these bottlings. And, with Grapediggaz being that brand, they’ve chosen a rather epic name, if … Continue reading →

Posted in - Cognac, Vallein Tercinier | Tagged 1975, Cognac, Grapediggaz, Kirsch Import, Petite Champagne, Vallein Tercinier, Wu Dram Clan | Leave a comment

The best of 2021, part deux

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from last week’s post on what whiskies were strictly the best according to my rating, there are two lists that I still want to get out there. The first is the ‘not best but very impressive otherwise’ whiskies, and … Continue reading →

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2 Brand New Cognacs: KIRSCH

Posted on 15 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last week there was an unexpected delivery of some Cognacs. A personalized letter came with it, but no sender was stated. I had to do a tiny bit of digging in my ‘network’ to find out it came from Kirsch … Continue reading →

Posted in - Cognac, - Other Spirits | Tagged 1941, 1943, 2006, Bon Bois, Cognac, Domaine Jean-Luc Pasquet, Grande Champagne, Kirsch Import, Organic, Vallein Tercinier | 3 Comments