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A.E. Dor

A.E. Dor
Fine Champange XO Cognac

Category: XO Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$150

A.E. Dor
Fine Champange XO Cognac

Category: XO Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
Medium copper color. Aromas and flavors of dried cherries, dark chocolate covered blood orange, barrel aged Maduro tobacco, and baking spices on walnuts and pecans hinting at rancio with a round, vibrant, dry medium-to-full body and a complex, medium-length finish displaying elements of black cherry and fig, dried plum and currants with dark tobacco, cocoa and baking spices, and vanilla and caramel sauce on key lime pie with walnuts. Dark red fruit, spiced nuts, and lush vanilla barrel tones; a beautiful benchmark of an XO Cognac.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: dried cherries, dark chocolate covered blood orange, barrel aged Maduro tobacco, and baking spices on walnuts and pecans hinting at rancio
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with elements of black cherry and fig, dried plum and currants with dark tobacco, cocoa and baking spices, and vanilla and caramel sauce on key lime pie with walnuts
Smoothness Smoothness: Normal
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Dark red fruit, spiced nuts, and lush vanilla barrel tones; a beautiful benchmark of an XO Cognac.

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XO Cognac

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Serve in a Snifter
X.O. (or extra old) Cognacs previously required a minimum of six years aging for the youngest cognac in the blend, with the average age running 20 years or older. All Cognac houses maintain inventories of old vintage Cognacs to use in blending these top of the line brands. The oldest Cognacs are removed from their casks in time and stored in glass demijohns (large jugs) to prevent further loss from evaporation and to limit excessively woody and astringent flavors.

As of 2016, according to the official Cognac regulatory agency, BNIC, the minimum component age requirement for X.O. Cognac must be 10 years from 2016 onwards. In practice many Cognac houses and brands had been at or above the 10 year requirement for their X.O. expressions, but this is now the legal requirement.

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