Martell XO Cognac, 70 cl

Cognac (not brandy!) comes in 3 basic brackets VS, VSOP and XO - progressively providing more age, smoothness and depth of flavour as you move along. IMHO Martell is the best of the XO bunch. It delivers a smooth, rich flavour which provides a ballet of raisins to dance across your pallet. The depth of colour hints at the richness of the liquid. Allow a double measure in a balloon glass, caress it in your palm for a few minutes to gently warm it through and then enjoy. This is a cognac to keep in reserve in your cabinet for those that will join you in appreciating it. For all others, retain a bottle of VSOP. It's not cheap (but not ridiculously expensive either). The price is well justified however as something which you will happily ration out perhaps over a year or two.

First sampled this on a tour of the distillery a year ago. It was accompanied by a caramel flavour French macaron - the Cordon Bleu cognac which we also sampled was accompanied by a chocolate flavour macaron - interesting as they both went perfectly with their respective cognacs. We both thought the XO was by far the smoother, richer taste so I decided to treat us to some for Christmas. Ludicrously expensive though it is for a bottle of Christmas booze, it is exquisite when sipped with full attention on the flavours and mouth-feel. I'm not going to be buying this in quantity but am looking forward to another measure on my birthday. A treat for special occasions and the bottle is pretty too!

This is a great XO Cognac at a a very good price. I buy a bottle of this every 2 months and nurture it to the last drop. It has great smoothness and depth. Drink slightly warmed by your hand in the glass and let the Cognac stay in the mouth for a few seconds before swallowing.

Very nice and posh. Bottle is stunning. Full price is abit too much, but was on sale for 87 can't complain

Sublime. This Cognac's only serious rival to the title of best Cognac XO available on Amazon is the Frapin XO.

I drank this as slowly as possible, but still managed to polish off the entire bottle over the course of 8 nights, with one generous glass per evening. Yes, I agree that Hennessy is perhaps very slight smoother, but this is so good and at this price, it's great value. In fact all the major XO cognacs are amazing, so try them all and choose the one that works for you.

Tried Courvoisier, Hennessy, Martel and Remy. First price goes to Martel. XO should be smooth for the age. Martel does. Very pleased.

What can I say, I have a soft spot for Cognac and this is a great tasting XO in a lovely bottle. It has a delicious aroma of spiced buns and caramelized apples, while on the palate it is a spicy caramelized apple and rich fruit experience with an almost peppery finish and great balance. At the price it is definitely a treat but a worthy one.

Excellent produit

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Delicioso, sofisticado, para paladar exigente, no es para embrigarse es para disfrutarlo. Ojalá vuelva a encontrarlo al precio cuando lo compré

Mi pedido ha llegado con retraso pero en perfecto estado!

Livraison ok, mais le packaging ne correspond pas à ce qu’on avait acheté en boutique