As one of the larger cognac houses, this VSOP is one of the most popular cognacs out there. I never found this to be all that compelling and like their 1738 a lot more, but as a cocktail ingredient it holds up well. The nose has dried fruit and raisin notes. The palate is oaky, with a good amount of vanilla. The finish has a slight burn and spice, while disappearing pretty quickly. Remy Martin VSOP is very one note in my opinion. It doesn't offer much and there are far better cognacs out there to try neat such as Hine H, Pierre Ferrand Ambre, Pierre Ferrand 1840, Hine Rare, Remy Martin 1738 & Louis Royer 53 to name a few. As a cocktail ingredient I would give this a 2.5/3, but neat I would say it's closer to a 2.