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XO Cognac

Category: XO Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$250

D’USSÉ
XO Cognac

Category: XO Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
Medium dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of baked red and black cherries, chocolate powder, cherry Cavendish tobacco, and leather and Demerara syrup with a velvety, tangy, dryish medium-to-full body and a warming, elegant, medium-long finish with accents of baked cherries and chocolate, chocolate covered walnuts and pecans, peppery mole, and dried figs and caramel sauce. Classic sipper with dessert or to pair with a medium bodied cigar; this tastes rich and old.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: baked red and black cherries, chocolate powder, cherry Cavendish tobacco, and leather and Demerara syrup
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of baked cherries and chocolate, chocolate covered walnuts and pecans, peppery mole, and dried figs and caramel sauce
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Classic sipper with dessert or to pair with a medium bodied cigar; this tastes rich and old.

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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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