Category: Cognac

Produced by the top cognac house A E Dor, this is a delicious blend of Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne as well as some Fins Bois and Borderies to create the desired flavour profile. It was also specially aged in new oak casks that imbue all kinds of spicy flavour, making it the perfect match for a cigar.

Nose – Fruity, honey-like aromas with hints of spice and dried apricots.

Palate – Rich spice and toasted oak. A little potpourri, manuka honey, dried peels and caramel.

Finish – Long, honey-like finish with lingering fragrant wood.

The A.E. Dor Napoléon is a blend of three eaux-de-vie, featuring qualities from three different crus (Grande Champagne, Fins Bois and Borderies) resulting in a deliciously mellow and easy to enjoy Cognac. Top quality brandy from a Cognac House that has been around since 1858, even surviving the dreaded phylloxera outbreak in 1874.

Nose – Spicy, vibrant, fresh.

Palate – Evolving spices – cinnamon, cardamom, pepper.

Finish – A good, lingering finish

A.E. Dor’s VS expression uses grapes from Fins Bois and Borderies as well as the Champagne regions that are exclusively used for the VSOP.

Nose – A rich combination of toffee and fruit rolls out of the glass – sultanas, stewed apples and freshly sliced, ripe pears. Soft spice, barley sugar and vanilla sponge cake sit underneath, with hints of caramel sauce.

Palate – Sharper than expected, with Granny smith apples joined by sultanas, plump raisins and Muscat grapes. The toffee and barley sugar continue with hints of citrus – sherbet pips and lemon chews. Behind everything is a warming bed of woody spice.

Nose – Fruity and lingering, with toffee quickly fading to reveal orchard fruit and cinnamon spice.

A great VSOP from Leyrat, this was produced at the vineyards at Domaine de Chez Maillard. They say the terroir is exceptionally good for Cognac production.

Nose – Initially earthy, with rich and sweet tobacco, and a gentle note of charred oak. Fruit develops, with sweet and sour grapes and raisins, joined by a savoury note that gives the bouquet a weight and almost meaty character.

Palate – Big fruit and spice to start, with the raisins and grapes from the nose enhanced by soft nutmeg, cinnamon and fragrant black tea. Caramel sweetness sits underneath providing a backbone, slowly turning darker, bringing in oaky spice and clove hints.

Finish – Lingering, sweetened black tea with soft hints of fresh and dried vine fruit.