Tastes

An elegant, 100% Grande Champagne blend crafted by Master Blender Jean-Marc in collaboration with Olga Otrokhova for the Boinaud Family in the Grande Champagne region. It mostly contains 38-year-old eau-de-vie complimented by several other even older Grande Champagne liquids; the barrels had some extra toasting & bottled at 42% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of stewed fruits, wood, flowers, earth & spices; while a rich & spicy life adds notes of orange, apricot, grape, cinnamon, jasmine, violets & iris; that led to a long & balanced death with notes of oak, crème brulée, tobacco, cigar box & sandalwood. September 2023

An elegant, 100% Grande Champagne blend crafted by Master Blender Jean-Marc in collaboration with Olga Otrokhova for the Boinaud Family in the Grande Champagne region. It contains about 80% of the very rare 1960 vintage as the core eau-de-vie; bottled at 40.6% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of stewed fruits, wood, flowers, earth & spices; while a rich & spicy life adds notes of orange confit, apricot, grape, cinnamon & crème brulée; that led to a long & floral death with notes of jasmine, violets, iris, oak, tobacco, cigar box & sandalwood. September 2023

An intense Armagnac that has an aromatic birth with notes of fruit, hints of wood & vanilla; while a rich & complex life led to a warm death of medium length. August 2017

A delicate, 8-year-old Armagnac from Darroze in the Bas Armagnac region bottled at around 43% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of dried fruit, prunes & rancio; while a rich life adds notes of citrus peel, grape, quince jam & licorice; that led to a balanced death of medium length with notes of caramel, cinnamon, biscuit & hint of oak. August 2017

A delicate, entry level Armagnac by Marquis de Montesquiou in Eauze, Armagnac, France. It has an aromatic birth with notes of spices, caramel, citrus & a touches of vanilla sugar; while a rich life led to a quick & warm death. August 2017

A delicate 3 star (VS) Brandy by Comte de Ferragut in Armagnac, France. It has an aromatic birth with notes of caramel, nuts, plum & spices; while a delicate life led to a quick & balanced death. August 2017

A delicate Brandy by Baron de Sigognac in Armagnac, France. It has an aromatic birth with notes of seaweed, fruit, oak & caramel; while a rich life adds notes of sweet port; that led to a balanced death of medium length with notes of almond, spice & vanilla. August 2017

Clés Des Ducs VSOP Vieil Armagnac is a delicate Brandy by Clés des Ducs in Armagnac, France. It has an aromatic birth with notes of ripe plum & sugared almond & vanilla; while a rich & fruity life adds notes of dark chocolate, winter spice, apricot, apple & pear; that led to a slightly earthy death of medium length. August 2017

An elegant, special occasion Cognac by Vincent Norguet. It is crafted with Cognacs, more than 70 years old. It has an aromatic birth with notes of Rancio, sultanas, baked pears with vanilla & cinnamon; while a rich & creamy life adds notes of sweet-cream butter with nutmeg, cinnamon & tree fruits; that led to a long, warm & complex death. July / August 2017 / March / April 2018

An elegant, special occasion Cognac by Vincent Norguet founder of Maison D’Aincourt crafted with Gand Champaign cru eaux-de-vie aged 25 to 70 years in French Limousin oak casks. It has an aromatic birth with notes of rancio, sultanas, baked pears & cinnamon; while a rich & creamy life adds notes of fig, honey, cinnamon & saffron; that led to a long, warming & fragrant death. July / August 2017 / April 2018