The name Scharlachberg comes from a vineyard site in Bingen-Büdesheim, but for over a hundred years it has stood for something quite different from wine – a brandy style that insisted on taking the time it needed, whatever the law demanded.

Expert's Description

Scharlachberg Meisterbrand is a German Brandy distilled by Weinbrennerei Scharlachberg, bottled at 38%.

The house was founded in 1898 by Friedrich Wilhelm Petzsch as a cognac distillery and moved to Bingen on the Rhine in 1911. After the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the name had to change to Weinbrennerei Scharlachberg, taken from the Scharlachberg vineyard site itself in Rheinhessen – and in 1920 Meisterbrand reached the market for the first time as a domestic answer to expensive French imports.

Scharlachberg guarantees that only high-quality wines are used for distillation, where the core is drawn off through a careful, high-purity process. Ageing takes place in oak casks for longer than German law requires for the category, giving the spirit time to gather the golden colour and soft vanilla tones the house is known for.

The style behind this bottling dates back to the 1970s, when Scharlachberg had already established itself as one of the most solid names in German Weinbrand.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Toasted oak and vanilla, with a lightly spiced sweetness and a hint of dried grapes.

Palate

Soft and round, with warm wood tones carried by a discreet sweetness rather than sharpness.

Finish

Medium length, drying toward the end, with a last hint of spice.

Specifications

Name: Scharlachberg Meisterbrand
Distillery: Scharlachberg
Country: Germany
Type: German Brandy
ABV: 38%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: German oak
EAN no.: 4006296200106
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a brandy glass, ideally as a digestif

Flavour Profile

Toasted oak · Vanilla · Spice · Dried grapes

Did You Know?

Scharlachberg started out as a cognac distillery, but had to change its name and terminology when the Treaty of Versailles banned German producers from using the word cognac in 1919 – a history the house shares with several other German brandy houses from the same period.

The family behind Pierre de Segonzac can trace its first harvest all the way back to 1702, when ancestor Jacques Ferrand distilled at the Biard estate. Eleven generations later, the vineyards still lie in the very village of Segonzac, the heart of Grande Champagne.

Expert's Description

Segonzac 7 Year VSOP Grande Champagne is a French Cognac from Grande Champagne, bottled at 40%.

The Pierre de Segonzac cognac house farms nearly 10 hectares in Grande Champagne 1er Cru itself, the most acclaimed soil in the entire district, where the chalky subsoil gives the grapes a distinctive finesse. The house distils on its own property using two traditional Charentais copper stills, one of which is still hand-hammered, and relies on the old artisan technique of "bonne chauffe" to preserve the aromas fully through distillation.

This VSOP significantly exceeds the legal minimum of 4 years in cask and has rested 7 years, giving the cognac a maturity and a deeper copper colour than is typical for the category.

The result is a handsome, copper-coloured cognac with a sweetly perfumed nose carrying notes of honey and ripe fruit.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Honey and ripe fruit, lifted by a light floral perfume.

Palate

Soft and medium-bodied, with caramel, baked fruit and a fine spice note.

Finish

Medium length, warm and lightly sweet.

Specifications

Name: Segonzac 7 Year VSOP Grande Champagne
Distillery: Pierre de Segonzac
Country: France
Type: VSOP Cognac
Age: 7 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: French oak
EAN no.: 3760097560012
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a cognac glass

Flavour Profile

Honey · Baked fruit · Caramel · Spice

Did You Know?

One of Pierre de Segonzac's copper stills is among the last in the district still hand-hammered by a coppersmith rather than machine-made – a craft only a handful of masters in France still practise today.

Not every cognac needs a year or a classification to tell its story. Sometimes it is enough to know which soil the grapes grew in – and here we are talking about Grande Champagne itself.

Expert's Description

Segonzac Premium is a French Cognac from Grande Champagne, bottled at 40%.

The Pierre de Segonzac cognac house has roots back to 1702, when ancestor Jacques Ferrand distilled his first harvest at the Biard estate. Today the house is run on eleven generations of experience and nearly 10 hectares of its own vineyards in the very village of Segonzac, the heart of Grande Champagne 1er Cru.

Segonzac Premium is the house's entry point into the range – a cognac distilled on the house's own property with the same traditional Charentais copper stills and the same hand-guided "bonne chauffe" technique used for its more aged bottlings.

The result is an approachable yet characterful cognac, where the finesse of Grande Champagne's chalky soil can still be traced.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh grapes and light vanilla, with a hint of flowers.

Palate

Round and light, with notes of white fruit and a mild wood tone.

Finish

Short, clean and lightly sweet.

Specifications

Name: Segonzac Premium Grande Champagne
Distillery: Pierre de Segonzac
Country: France
Type: French Cognac
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: French oak
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a cognac glass

Flavour Profile

Fresh grapes · Vanilla · White fruit · Flowers

Did You Know?

Even the house's entry-level cognac is distilled on the same property and with the same copper stills as Pierre de Segonzac's more aged bottlings – the house takes no shortcuts, whatever tier the bottle belongs to.

On the slopes at Dons, near Kolding, Sven Moesgaard planted his first 4,000 vines in 1998. What began as Denmark's first authorised vineyard has since made room for something far rarer in a Danish context: a brandy distilled from its own grapes and bottled at full cask strength.

Expert's Description

Skærsøgaard 2007 Cask Strength is a Danish Brandy distilled from Danish grapes, bottled at 62%.

In 2000, Skærsøgaard Vin became the first Danish vineyard with EU approval, and since 2006 it has, alongside wine, also produced its own spirits and fruit wines across its 5.5 hectares. This brandy comes from the 2007 vintage and is distilled from Skærsøgaard's own grapes, grown in the long Jutland summer light which, according to the vineyard, gives the grapes a slow, aromatic ripening.

The spirit has matured for 8 years in oak casks and is bottled without dilution, at full cask strength – a style that shows the distillate completely unfiltered, with all the intensity it has built up in the cask.

As a Limited Edition, this 2007 vintage offers a rare glimpse of what Danish terroir can produce when distilled rather than turned into wine.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense grape sweetness and warm oak, with a powerful alcohol weight that underlines the cask strength.

Palate

Full and concentrated, with dried fruit, caramel and a distinct warmth from the 62%.

Finish

Long and intense, with a lingering wood and spice note.

Specifications

Name: Skærsøgaard 2007 Cask Strength
Distillery: Skærsøgaard Vin
Country: Denmark
Type: Danish Brandy
Age: 8 years
ABV: 62%
Size: 35 CL
Cask type: Oak, full cask strength
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed in a small glass, ideally with a few drops of water to open the aromas

Flavour Profile

Grape sweetness · Oak · Caramel · Spice

Did You Know?

Skærsøgaard was the first Danish vineyard to receive EU approval for commercial wine production in 2000, and has since also made its mark with spirits distilled from its own grapes – something very few Danish producers can say about themselves.

Some bottles need a story. This one needs a single name: Robert Parker, who gave Tesseron's legendary Lot 29 from 1929 a full 100 points and called it the most ethereal cognac he had ever tasted – and who later returned to the house's cellars to keep tasting.

Expert's Description

Tesseron Lot No. 53 is an XO Perfection Cognac from Grande Champagne, bottled at 40%.

The Tesseron family, which founded its cognac house in 1905, is among the few families in the district still holding onto old vintage reserves that have never been diluted with water or manipulated in any way. Lot No. 53 is one of these reserves, and critics have described it as sitting close to the quality of the legendary Lot 29 – only in a darker, silkier expression with a complex aromatic profile that, according to Robert Parker, "can fill a room."

Wine Enthusiast has highlighted a nose of oak and nut paste with fruity notes of berries, dried fruit, plums, pears and soft cheese, while the palate is described as composed, succulent and honeyed, developing caramel, rancio and orange rind toward a deep, refined and mature finish.

As a Grande Champagne XO Perfection, Lot No. 53 represents the very top of the house's philosophy of releasing only "XO and beyond" – rare reserves available only in limited numbers.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Oak and nut paste, with fruity notes of berries, dried fruit, plum and pear.

Palate

Composed and succulent, honeyed at midpalate with caramel, rancio and orange rind.

Finish

Deep, refined and long, with a mature, almost silky close.

Specifications

Name: Tesseron Lot No. 53
Distillery: Tesseron
Country: France
Type: XO Perfection Cognac, Grande Champagne
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Limousin oak
EAN no.: 3577620530707
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a narrow cognac glass, ideally as a thoughtful close to the evening

Flavour Profile

Nut paste · Dried fruit · Caramel · Rancio

Investment Potential

Medium. Tesseron's named Lot reserves, including Lot 53, are limited and unblended vintage distillates that critics such as Robert Parker have compared to the house's most sought-after bottle, Lot 29. Sister releases from the same family reserve often trade for several times their original release price on the secondary market and at auction.

Did You Know?

Robert Parker gave Tesseron's Lot 29 from 1929 a full 100 points – one of the rarest scores he has ever awarded a spirit, and a rating that has followed the entire Tesseron name ever since.

Some cognac houses number their bottlings by year, and then there is Tesseron, which numbers by Lot – a reference to the individual reserves of old distillate the family keeps in the cellars at Domaine Tesseron.

Expert's Description

Tesseron Lot No. 90 XO Ovation is a Cognac from Grande Champagne, bottled at 40%.

The Tesseron house, founded by Abel Tesseron in 1905, sold its distillate to other major cognac houses for decades before the family began bottling under its own name in 2003. Since then the principle has stayed the same: only XO and beyond, composed of eaux-de-vie from Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard from Grande Champagne.

Lot No. 90 Ovation is a full-bodied XO with a handsome golden colour, where years of cask ageing have built a depth reaching well beyond the category's 10-year minimum.

The name Ovation hints at exactly the power and fullness this bottling is known for – a cognac not built to be discreet.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh pears and dried fruit, with a hint of nuts and almonds.

Palate

Powerful and full, with a dense structure that carries the flavour far.

Finish

Long and warm, with a final nutty tone.

Specifications

Name: Tesseron Lot No. 90 XO Ovation
Distillery: Tesseron
Country: France
Type: French Cognac
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Limousin oak
EAN no.: 3577620902702
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a cognac glass

Flavour Profile

Pear · Dried fruit · Nuts · Almond

Did You Know?

Every Lot number at Tesseron refers to a specific reserve in the family cellars, meaning no two Lot releases are ever truly identical, even when they share the same XO classification.

Cognac Tesseron follows one simple principle governing everything the house makes: only XO and beyond. Not as a marketing line, but because the family has for generations held onto some of the district's oldest, most valuable reserves.

Expert's Description

Tesseron Tresor is a Cognac from Grande Champagne, bottled at 40%.

The house was founded by Abel Tesseron in 1905 with vineyards in both Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne, and from the ancestral Domaine Tesseron between the towns of Cognac and Angoulême the family sold its distillates to the large cognac houses for decades. It was not until 2003 that Tesseron began bottling under its own name – after building a reputation as one of the district's most respected suppliers of old, unblended distillate.

Tresor is composed of eaux-de-vie from Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard, which have rested for more than three generations in Limousin oak casks in the family's cellars.

The Tesseron family also owns Château Pontet-Canet, a Grand Cru Classé estate in Pauillac from the famous 1855 classification, underlining how closely the house's identity is tied to both cognac and French wine culture at the very highest level.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe fruit and a distinct, well-established wood tone.

Palate

Rich and full, with layers of dried fruit, spice and a silky structure.

Finish

Long and complex, with a warm, almost honeyed close.

Specifications

Name: Tesseron Tresor
Distillery: Tesseron
Country: France
Type: French Cognac
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Limousin oak
EAN no.: 3577629007002
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a cognac glass

Flavour Profile

Ripe fruit · Spice · Oak · Honey

Did You Know?

Tesseron sold distillate exclusively to other cognac houses for nearly a century before the family bottled a series under its own name for the first time in 2003.

A piece of oak that has lain buried in a Jutland bog for thousands of years does not give up its secrets easily. But at the TONOW distillery, they have found a way to unlock them: by ageing apple brandy on exactly this bog oak.

Expert's Description

Tonow Apple & Prehistoric Oak Moseeg Brandy is a Danish Brandy distilled by Vesterhavsmost, bottled at 42%.

As with the house's other brandies, the apples come from Vesterhavsmost's own orchard close to the North Sea, harvested in single varieties in season to preserve each variety's own character. What makes this particular bottling special is the ageing on moseeg – prehistoric oak that has lain buried in Danish bogs for millennia, only resurfacing when farmers or archaeologists come across it during groundwork.

Bog oak is far denser and darker than ordinary oak, and this type of cask gives the spirit a character quite different from the classic French cask types – a deep, earthy tone that ties together with the freshness of the apple.

The result is a brandy that insists on being Danish through both of its central ingredients: the fruit and the wood.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe apples meeting a deep, dark wood tone and a hint of mineral earth.

Palate

Full and earthy, with apple sweetness balanced by a dry, almost smoky wood character.

Finish

Long and deep, with a persistent dark wood tone.

Specifications

Name: Tonow Apple & Prehistoric Oak Moseeg Brandy
Distillery: Tonow
Country: Denmark
Type: Danish Brandy
ABV: 42%
Size: 50 CL
Cask type: Prehistoric bog oak
EAN no.: 5714962000804
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature as a digestif

Flavour Profile

Ripe apple · Dark wood · Earth · Minerality

Did You Know?

Bog oak can be several thousand years old and is preserved only because the oxygen-free environment of a bog prevents the wood from rotting – a natural preservation that only becomes visible to us once the wood is dug back up.

Close to the North Sea, where the light and soil are made for apples, Vesterhavsmost presses fresh must from single-variety apples – and from the same orchard the TONOW distillery makes a brandy that was named Danish Distillery of the Year in 2022.

Expert's Description

Tonow Santana Brandy is a Danish Brandy distilled by Vesterhavsmost, bottled at 42%.

Vesterhavsmost's philosophy is simple: only single-variety, freshly picked apples in season, grown close to the North Sea, where the climate, soil and light are, according to the producer, ideal for fruit growing. 99% of the apple harvest goes into cider must, while a smaller share is passed on to the TONOW distillery, which turns the fruit into brandy.

This Santana edition won a silver medal and stands as a clear example of what a small Danish distillery can achieve when the fruit and the craft come from the same field.

Nothing from the must production is wasted – the leftover pulp is dried and used for bread and muesli, underlining the resource-conscious thinking behind the whole production.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh apples and a light honeyed sweetness, with a hint of flowers.

Palate

Clean and fruity, with an acidic edge that keeps the sweetness in check.

Finish

Short to medium, refreshing and lightly spiced.

Specifications

Name: Tonow Santana Brandy
Distillery: Tonow
Country: Denmark
Type: Danish Brandy
ABV: 42%
Size: 50 CL
EAN no.: 571492000828
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed chilled or at room temperature as a digestif

Flavour Profile

Fresh apple · Honey · Flowers · Acidity

Did You Know?

The TONOW distillery and Vesterhavsmost use almost the entire apple – 99% goes into cider must, while the rest is either distilled into brandy or dried and reused for bread and muesli.

When the French expatriate Jean Buton settled in Bologna in 1820 and set up an experimental distillery, he could hardly have imagined that his triangular bottle would one day become the very symbol of Italian brandy.

Expert's Description

Vecchia Romagna Etichetta Nera is an Italian Brandy distilled from Trebbiano grapes, bottled at 38%.

Buton's experimental distillery grew in 1830 into Distilleria G. Buton & C., described by the house itself as Italy's first steam-powered distillery. The name Vecchia Romagna only arrived in 1939, the same year the distinctive triangular bottle and the Bacchus label were introduced, and both remain the house's trademarks today.

The brandy is distilled from Trebbiano grapes and aged in oak through a double distillation process that gives it a character clearly distinct from both French and Spanish brandy.

Since 1999 the house has been part of the Montenegro spirits group, but production still takes place in the Emilia-Romagna region, where it all began.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried fruit, vanilla and toasted oak, with a hint of almond and caramel.

Palate

Soft and harmonious, with classic notes of vanilla, nuts, light smoke and a mild spiced warmth.

Finish

Long, dry and elegant, with a trace of oak and caramelised fruit.

Specifications

Name: Vecchia Romagna Etichetta Nera
Distillery: Vecchia Romagna
Country: Italy
Type: Italian Brandy
ABV: 38%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Italian oak
EAN no.: 8000060100247
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature as a digestif, ideally with dark chocolate or nuts

Flavour Profile

Dried fruit · Vanilla · Toasted oak · Caramel

Did You Know?

The triangular bottle that still identifies Vecchia Romagna today was introduced in 1939 together with the name itself – before that, the brandy did not carry its current name at all.

In the old cellars of Bologna, where Vecchia Romagna has been ageing its brandies since 1820, one bottle brings together three different cask types in a single blend. Riserva Tre Botti isn't just another Italian brandy – it's the house's signature method, distilled into a single glass.

Expert Description

Vecchia Romagna Riserva Tre Botti is an Italian Brandy aged in French oak barriques, large Slovenian oak casks and casks that previously held Italian red wine, bottled at 40.8%. The brandy is distilled from Trebbiano grapes using a method that combines continuous column distillation with discontinuous Charentais pot still distillation, and it carries the name Vecchia Romagna – "the old Romagna" – used by the house since 1939. The story goes back further still: the distillery was founded in 1820 by the French émigré Jean Buton, whose family had produced spirits in France until the fall of Napoleon. In Bologna, he built his own distillery and laid the foundation for what is today Italy's best-selling brandy. Since 1999, the house has belonged to Gruppo Montenegro.

What makes Tre Botti special is exactly the three casks in its name. The small French barriques give structure and a distinct woody character. The large Slovenian oak casks soften the brandy and give it a rounder body. And the casks from Italian red wine production add the brandy's signature fruitiness and velvety softness. Spirits aged up to 15 years go into the blend, and the result is a brandy that brings power and gentleness together at once – a familiar profile for anyone who knows the house's wider Riserva range, but with a character entirely its own.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried fruit and roasted hazelnuts meet sweet notes of cinnamon and tropical fruit, with a hint of apricot in the background.

Palate

Soft and rounded, with caramel, vanilla and raisins up front, backed by roasted hazelnut and a spiced kick of cinnamon and clove.

Finish

Long and full, with candied apricot, orange peel, honey and spiced oak that fade into dark chocolate and a final note of freshly brewed coffee.

Specifications

Name: Vecchia Romagna Riserva Tre Botti
Distillery: Vecchia Romagna
Region/Country: Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Type: Italian Brandy
ABV: 40.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: French oak barrique, Slovenian oak cask and cask that previously held Italian red wine
Non-chill filtered: No
Natural colour: No
Distillation method: Combination of continuous column distillation and discontinuous Charentais pot still distillation
EAN no.: 8000330126090
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a brandy glass, as a fitting close to a good dinner or alongside black coffee

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Spiced · Oak-aged · Soft and rounded

Did You Know?

Vecchia Romagna was originally called "Cognac Buton" – Jean Buton simply called his brandy cognac, as was common practice outside France at the time. It wasn't until 1939, when protection of the term "Cognac" was enforced more strictly internationally, that the house had to find a new name and settled on Vecchia Romagna, the same year the triangular bottle was introduced.

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Benjamin Baker flew fighter jets for the British Royal Air Force before trading the cockpit for cellars full of old casks in 2012. Today he and his wife Marie hunt down rare single casks, often from undisclosed distilleries, and bottle them under the name WV Baker & Cie.

Expert's Description

WV Baker & Cie 2023 Rare Brandy is a Single Cask Spanish Brandy, bottled at 40%.

While WV Baker & Cie is primarily known as an independent cognac bottler with roots in Fins Bois, the house has also specialised in tracking down distinctive single casks beyond France – including this Spanish brandy, one of the house's more unusual releases made in collaboration with the Danish spirits merchant Juul's.

The cask, named Single Cask N. 932, aged 15 years and was bottled in 2023, yielding exactly 510 bottles – a number that underlines just how limited and cask-specific this release is.

As a single-cask bottling, the brandy is not adjusted or blended with other casks, giving a clean, unaltered view of exactly what this cask gave the spirit over 15 years.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried figs and spiced wood, with a deep, almost raisin-like sweetness.

Palate

Full and concentrated, with notes of dark caramel, walnut and a warm, Spanish wood character.

Finish

Long and spiced, with a dry, lightly bitter close.

Specifications

Name: WV Baker & Cie 2023 Rare Brandy, Single Cask N. 932
Distillery: WV Baker & Cie
Country: Spain
Type: Single Cask Spanish Brandy
Age: 15 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 3770023406109
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a brandy or cognac glass

Flavour Profile

Dried fig · Dark caramel · Walnut · Spice

Did You Know?

WV Baker & Cie often does not reveal which distillery a given brandy or cognac actually comes from – a deliberate air of mystery that lets the flavour speak for itself rather than the name on the label.

The name is almost a joke: Old Rare Old. But behind the playful title sits a cognac from a single estate, bottled at cask strength without dilution – exactly the kind of bottle WV Baker & Cie is known for tracking down.

Expert's Description

WV Baker & Cie Old Rare Old is a Single Estate French Cognac, bottled at 56.3%.

WV Baker & Cie was founded by the Franco-British Benjamin Baker, a former Royal Air Force pilot who in 2012 began tracking down and bottling rare single casks of cognac, often from Baker's home region of Fins Bois. The house deliberately calls itself an independent bottler rather than a distillery, prioritising casks with character over a fixed house style.

This Old Rare Old bottling comes from a single estate and was aged 10 years before being bottled in August 2022 as a Limited Release of 470 bottles for the Danish spirits merchant Juul's.

At 56.3% in the bottle, the cognac is bottled close to cask strength, preserving an intensity rarely found in an ordinarily diluted 40% cognac.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense dried fruit and spiced wood, with a warm alcohol weight that underlines the cask strength.

Palate

Powerful and concentrated, with notes of dark caramel, nuts and a distinct oak spice.

Finish

Long and warm, with a lingering, lightly bitter close.

Specifications

Name: WV Baker & Cie Old Rare Old
Distillery: WV Baker & Cie
Country: France
Type: Single Estate French Cognac
Age: 10 years
ABV: 56.3%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 3770023406093
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a cognac glass, ideally with a few drops of water

Flavour Profile

Dried fruit · Dark caramel · Nuts · Oak spice

Did You Know?

Only 470 bottles exist of this release, and the entire batch was bottled directly for the Danish spirits merchant Juul's – a type of collaboration WV Baker & Cie often enters into with selected retailers rather than selling broadly.

The colour does not lie: a Rare Pale is meant to look pale precisely because it has not been adjusted with caramel colouring the way many commercial cognacs are. What you see in the glass is what the cask actually gave it.

Expert's Description

WV Baker & Cie Rare Pale is a Single Estate French Cognac, bottled at 43%.

As an independent bottler, WV Baker & Cie seeks out single casks with a clear character of their own, often from lesser-known estates in the Cognac district, rather than following a fixed blending style like the large merchant houses. Rare Pale is the house's take on a younger, more direct cognac style, where the pale colour signals precisely a shorter, but deliberate, cask ageing.

The cognac comes from a single estate and has aged 6 years, bottled without colour adjustment at 43% – slightly above the usual standard strength of 40%, giving a somewhat bolder expression in the glass.

The result is a cognac that prioritises freshness and purity over heavy cask character, showing a different side of what the Cognac district can offer beyond the heavy, dark XO styles.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh grapes and light floral perfume, with a touch of vanilla.

Palate

Direct and clean, with notes of white fruit and a fine acidity.

Finish

Short to medium, fresh and lightly spiced.

Specifications

Name: WV Baker & Cie Rare Pale
Distillery: WV Baker & Cie
Country: France
Type: Single Estate French Cognac
Age: 6 years
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 3770023406000
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature in a cognac glass

Flavour Profile

Fresh grapes · White fruit · Vanilla · Acidity

Did You Know?

The name Pale refers to the fact that the cognac is not coloured with caramel, as many commercial cognacs are to appear uniformly dark – here, all colour comes solely from the cask itself.