Cognac Grosperrin Aged 32 Years Grand Champagne Cognac – Cadenhead’s (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 52.8% Age: 32 Years Old Country: France
This 32 year old bottling of Grosperrin Cognac well-exceeds the 10 year minimum to be classified as an XO Cognac. It is also bottled at a cask strength of 52.8% ABV from a single cask by independednt bottler Cadenhead’s. Only 384 bottles were made and most are now sold.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes from Serge @ Whiskyfun.com – 90 POINTS
“Well Jean Grosperrin did not distill this, this is Grande Champagne sourced from Grosperrin’s, who, in turn, sourced it from some local growers. What’s sure is that this is a very good pedigree – and an excellent sourcing strategy.
Colour: copper gold.
Nose: not extremely expressive, but it’s to be said that high-strength cognacs remain very unusual. Having said that, what we get is pretty perfect, with something oriental (incense, ylang-ylang) and some blood oranges or something. Some old calvados or apple brandy too. Domfrontais with a lot of pears? With water: smells of the countryside down there. Some old orchard around September the 15th, with wonderful ripe apples and pears about to fall.
Palate (neat): old calvados, really! Apples, cider, white pepper, gritty peels, rambutans… Good I know rambutans do not belong to Calvados, but is that a problem? Rather love this rusticity I have to say. With water: pam! Just more of all that, plus a little cappuccino. What some foreign friends call French coffee, which, apparently, is some Irish coffee with some cognac instead of Irish whiskey.
Finish: rather long, a tad grassier. Wulong tea, apple skin, oranges. Comments: truly wonderful and the price is (was?) absolutely perfect.
Proper old Cognac from the countryside indeed. SGP:561 – 90 points.”
