Cognac Grande Champagne 1928/2022 La Patine Malternative Belgium x Passion for Whisky 40.2% 700ml

Details：

Distillery: Cognac

Bottler: Malternative Belgium

Bottling serie: /

Vintage: 1928

Bottled: 2022

Stated Age: 90

Casktype: /

Casknumber: #19

Number of bottles: 240

Strength: 40.2% 

Size: 700ml

Tasting notes：

Nose: Keeps the middle between different styles. There’s a deep fruitiness (stewed stone fruits, overripe pineapple) but also a rounder hints of caramel toffee and candied ginger. Very fresh mint leaves and herbal tea at the top. Light tobacco too, but the rancio is not overpowering.

Palate: Similar thoughts. Generous fruity notes (always stewed, ripe and candied fruits) leading up to toffee and caramelized notes. Orange notes. A lightly toasted element. Tobacco leaves are more prominent now, as well as light hints of cedar. The roundness and gourmand character means there’s never oaky dryness to be found though, even after 90 years. Hints of acacia honey and mint towards the end.

Finish: Not too long, but the combination of minty freshness and caramel sweetness is quite perfect.