Cognac

[Dylan]

I decided to treat myself to a decent Cognac just before Christmas. I've had a VS before and thought it was ok but but thought I'd pop into the great local independent wine shop near me to get something a little better.

My budget was ?50 but unfortunately they had sold out of the 50 quid stuff. After sampling a few cognacs and taking advice, I went a little bit silly and paid ?106 for this Maxime Trijol XO. It was one of those spur of the moment things I regretted once driving away from the shop! Well my regret was short lived when I sat down in front of the wood burner with a warm cognac in a proper cognac glass. For me this stuff is stunning and it will be a regular in my drinks cabinet from now on, I just wish it wasn't quite so expensive!



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[the pondering moose]

Looking classy! 👍

[TonyN]

Looks like your enjoying it Dylan by how much is left in the bottle.

[WDave40]

Looking good!

FYI Maxime Trijol also have a VSOP offering, which is also a very good drop (for about a third of the price!)

[Emaresee]

so... thanks to a mate who only drinks pretty toppy XO I have a taste for really rather good cognac. I find that regular brandy, Armagnac, cognac is too harsh. Now dont laugh this out of court, but Sainsburys Taste the Difference XO at ?20 a bottle is pretty drinkable...

it wont be as deep and complex as the heavy weight you bought, but its exceptionally good value at that price point.

[WDave40]

Sounds like a good shout! I'll have to give that a try soon

[Dylan]

Looks like your enjoying it Dylan by how much is left in the bottle.

There is less now, that was taken several days ago. I really do love the stuff!

Looking good!

FYI Maxime Trijol also have a VSOP offering, which is also a very good drop (for about a third of the price!)

The shop I bought this XO from mentioned how good the Maxime Trijol VSOP is but they were out of stock. I think they were charging ?50 for it though. May take a look online and give it a try.

[Ranks]

Looks good mate,enjoy

[the pondering moose]

Cognac!

I found myself perusing the spirits aisle in Tesco, and found Remy Martin XO on deep reduction. According to whisky exchange the bottle should have been north of ?80, but I paid south of ?40. I had to ask to check if it was mislabelled, but it was not. 🍷

[Budgie Smuggler]

Absolute score, nice one [emoji106]


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[wolfie]

Bargain , enjoy .

[tommy]

70cl bottle or 40?

[tommy]

Looks like a half bottle.

[anz3001]

Wow, I've been hanging over a bottle for some time, I'm new to cognac but having tried a measure at a recent gathering I might as well start as I mean to go on. Trip to Tesco tomorrow then....

[TonyN]

Right place at the right time .