In 1903, the young Norwegian lieutenant Thomas Bache-Gabrielsen left the army and travelled to the town of Cognac to learn the craft from the ground up. Two years later he took over an old Cognac house together with a fellow countryman, and the Bache-Gabrielsen family has run it ever since, generation after generation.
Expert's Description
Bache Gabrielsen VSOP Triple Cask is a French Cognac, bottled at 40%.
The house of Bache Gabrielsen was founded in 1905 in the town of Cognac by the Norwegian Thomas Bache-Gabrielsen, who fell in love with both the region and his future wife when he arrived in France to learn the wine and spirits trade. Today the house is run by his great-grandson Hervé Bache-Gabrielsen, and its Cognac remains the best-selling in Norway.
The Triple Cask expression is blended from eaux-de-vie matured in three different cask types, giving a broader flavour palette than a VSOP aged in a single cask type. Balancing three cask profiles so they reinforce rather than overwhelm each other takes a trained hand.
As a VSOP, the Cognac is at least 4 years old, but it is the interplay between the casks that sets it apart from the house's other VSOP releases.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Mature wood, vanilla and dried fruit meet apricot kernel and hazelnut.
Palate
Fruity and elegant, with notes of banana and a hint of oriental spice.
Finish
Medium length, with soft sweetness and a closing, lightly nutty dryness.
Specifications
Name: Bache Gabrielsen VSOP Triple Cask
Distillery: Bache Gabrielsen
Country: France
Type: French Cognac
Age: Minimum 4 years, VSOP
ABV: 40%
Size: 100 CL
Cask type: Triple Cask, three cask types
EAN no.: 3428681000619
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat at room temperature or with a single ice cube
Flavour Profile
Vanilla · Dried Fruit · Hazelnut · Banana
Did You Know?
Bache Gabrielsen remains the best-selling Cognac in Norway to this day, more than a hundred years after a Norwegian officer left the army to learn the craft of Cognac in France.
