Has anyone else had this bottle before? Did yours also turned out uninteresting? Was my bottle an anomaly?

Pierre Ferrand Abel. 40% abv. Grande Champagne 45 years in the barrel and another probably 20 years sitting on the shelves. This cognac have either become faible or I was sold a bad bottle. The entire content felt watered down. Nose muted. The palate unimpressive. I had high expectations for this bo...

Pierre Ferrand Abel.
40% abv. Grande Champagne

45 years in the barrel and another probably 20 years sitting on the shelves.

Francois Voyer Lot 93
45.9% abv Grande Champagne

This is probably a 25 year old.

The extra 5.9% abv delivered a more aromatic bouquet over the XO. Tropical fruits on the palate. Medium length finish.

Delamain 1972 Grande Champagne 40% Abv. Does anyone know how many years this cognac has been in the barrel? Or someone who might have had it and let us know how good it is? Better yet, how it compares to the Pierre Ferrand 1972. Normaly, you can find it behind the protection (left), your second pho...

Rik schreef: ↑vr 15 mar 2024, 05:59

Fuzhou schreef: ↑vr 15 mar 2024, 00:15 Delamain 1972
Grande Champagne 40% Abv.

Does anyone know how many years this cognac has been in the barrel?

I found a website with the same bottle that says 1972-2007.

Thanks Rick. 35 sounds good. Things are just beginning to get interesting.

Delamain 1972
Grande Champagne 40% Abv.

Does anyone know how many years this cognac has been in the barrel? Or someone who might have had it and let us know how good it is? Better yet, how it compares to the Pierre Ferrand 1972.

Really like the 'pottery' style bottle Fuzhou, never seen it like that!!! This pottery was all the rage a few years ago. There were even speculations on them with tea pots and flower pot. Prices went really high into luxury territory. And then the craze subsided. Now we get it for the off shelf liq...

Luzhou Cellar Baijiu 52% abv. Made from sorghum and wheat. Comes in a purple sand pottery. Nose: Don’t try it. You will lose your sense of smell :lol: Taste: Tastes is a whole different story. Complex. Smooth for a 52%. Honey comes to the fore. Not sure how they can get that honey taste to rise abov...

I can tell you Fuzhou, the SI absolutely does not suffer from the lower ABV. It is certainly not toned down, even heavier on the tropical fruits than the VR imho. This will be a treat for sure (and a great start for 2024). If all your cognacs in 2024 present such quality and tastiness, it will be a...