Cognac and Armagnac
Cognac and Armagnac are two distinct styles of brandy made in the regions immediately north and south of Bordeaux. Cognac grapes are mainly grown on chalky soils and the spirit is distilled twice in traditional 'Alembic' pot stills. In Armagnac the grapes grow mainly on sandy soils and distillation is done just once in a primitive column still. Generally speaking Cognac tends to be very smooth, floral and fruity while Armagnac is more earthy, powerful and robust. In older examples they can both be extremely good. Cognacs are labelled as VS (at least 2 years old), VSOP (4 years) and XO (6 years), with 'Napoleon' Cognacs falling somewhere in between VSOP and XO. Armagnacs also use the same labelling with VS meaning 2 years ageing but VSOP designating 5 years and XO 6 years. Vintage bottlings are very common for Armagnacs with the year denoting the time of harvest, we usually have a wide range of these in stock and they make great gifts.
70 cl
Distilled in 1975 and aged for almost 40 years before being bottled in early 2013. This is a rich..
€146.99 Ex Tax: €119.50
70cl
Since 1880 the Domaine du Buisson vineyard has been creating exceptional Cognacs. The Prestige Cogna..
€48.00 Ex Tax: €39.02
70 cl
This is a very fine Cognac from Park, who are very highly regarded and bottle some great quality ..
€429.99 Ex Tax: €349.59
70 cl
This is a great vintage Cognac from the Petite Champagne area within the region. Very limited, wi..
€359.99 Ex Tax: €292.67
70cl
This Cognac was chosen to represent a single area of Cognac and show how the delicate flavours chang..
€175.00 Ex Tax: €142.28
70cl
Made using eaux de vie harvested exclusively from the premier Grande Champagne region, this Courvois..
€157.90 Ex Tax: €128.37
75cl
Master at the Cognac Masters 2023 and Master at The Luxury Masters in 2022 ! This is a fan..
€66.00 Ex Tax: €53.66
70cl
An incredibly old Armagnac that was distilled from the 1930 harvest and bottled in 2010 at 80 years ..
€899.99 Ex Tax: €731.70
70cl
A superb Armagnac from the 1971 vintage.
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€146.50 Ex Tax: €119.11
70cl
A superb Armagnac from the 1981 vintage.
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€88.50 Ex Tax: €71.95
70cl
A superbly rich and complex Armagnac from Delord who are one of the best producers in the region.&nb..
€73.50 Ex Tax: €59.75
70cl
Distilled from grapes that were harvested in 1940 as the German army marched across Europe. Incredib..
€799.99 Ex Tax: €650.40
From our favourite Armagnac distillery, Delord are situated in the town of Lannepax and own 42 acres..
€134.50 Ex Tax: €109.35
A selection of some great vintages by Sylvain and Jacques Delord. For this edition it was the 2..
€112.00 Ex Tax: €91.06
70cl
A superb blended Armagnac that combines the 1993, 1990 and 1988 vintages in one incredible crea..
€96.00 Ex Tax: €78.05
70cl
One of the best value brandies in the shop. This small company quietly makes award winning Cognacs t..
€59.00 Ex Tax: €47.97
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