REMY MARTIN
Like most people when you get to buy liquor for the first time, I was suckered by the great mass market brands, thinking it was a quality product, while only push too, overestimated mass market crap. Well, this has some 'decent taste of cognac, but is a little' harsh with a delay of burning the back of the throat after each sip! It lacks a finesse, elegance, the depth and smoothness that you should expect to liquor at this price.
A little 'background - The four major Cognac makers - Remy, Hennessy, Martell and Courvoisier do make a decent vsop, especially Martell. Being labelled a VSOP, a cognac must be aged a minimum of approximately 4 years of French law. The situation is that 20 years ago say, Remy VSOP was a fantastic product, as the leaders usually include cognac with an average age of perhaps 12 years, well above the minimum 4 in order to achieve a beautiful products. Unfortuneately, in the last 10 years as cognac Remy sales have exploded, which obviously do not have enough aged stocks for the provision of this increase in volume, while maintaining the same quality. So now I say that I am the production of VSOP cognac in line with the minimum legal requirements - 4 years of age. Consequently, less smooth and refined product we get now.
This is much the same story, like the other big 3, even though I believe Martell VSOP is better.
Now there are many others out there cognac, which are smaller houses and have a much smaller market share and do not advertise - they strive to make products using VSOP cognac whose age are much higher than the minimum requirements.
Many are available in the U.S., although you may need to look around a lot to get out of the "big four".
People, if I may recommend a VSOP and XO to begin, with great quality at decent prices:
BISQUIT VSOP - a great cognac every day, the same price remy VSOP, but better, and easier, with the average age of cognac phase of 10-12 years.
Martell VSOP is close well for a big name.
Delamain XO (Pale & Dry) - this is a small house of cognac that makes a superb XO, quality is at least as good as they say, a remy martin XO, but at half the price.
In summary, Remy VSOP is only good, but you see that you can do much better with the same amount of money in less well-known brands !!!!!! Search and enjoy.
Like most people when you get to buy liquor for the first time, I was suckered by the great mass market brands, thinking it was a quality product, while only push too, overestimated mass market crap. Well, this has some 'decent taste of cognac, but is a little' harsh with a delay of burning the back of the throat after each sip! It lacks a finesse, elegance, the depth and smoothness that you should expect to liquor at this price.
A little 'background - The four major Cognac makers - Remy, Hennessy, Martell and Courvoisier do make a decent vsop, especially Martell. Being labelled a VSOP, a cognac must be aged a minimum of approximately 4 years of French law. The situation is that 20 years ago say, Remy VSOP was a fantastic product, as the leaders usually include cognac with an average age of perhaps 12 years, well above the minimum 4 in order to achieve a beautiful products. Unfortuneately, in the last 10 years as cognac Remy sales have exploded, which obviously do not have enough aged stocks for the provision of this increase in volume, while maintaining the same quality. So now I say that I am the production of VSOP cognac in line with the minimum legal requirements - 4 years of age. Consequently, less smooth and refined product we get now.
This is much the same story, like the other big 3, even though I believe Martell VSOP is better.
Now there are many others out there cognac, which are smaller houses and have a much smaller market share and do not advertise - they strive to make products using VSOP cognac whose age are much higher than the minimum requirements.
Many are available in the U.S., although you may need to look around a lot to get out of the "big four".
People, if I may recommend a VSOP and XO to begin, with great quality at decent prices:
BISQUIT VSOP - a great cognac every day, the same price remy VSOP, but better, and easier, with the average age of cognac phase of 10-12 years.
Martell VSOP is close well for a big name.
Delamain XO (Pale & Dry) - this is a small house of cognac that makes a superb XO, quality is at least as good as they say, a remy martin XO, but at half the price.
In summary, Remy VSOP is only good, but you see that you can do much better with the same amount of money in less well-known brands !!!!!! Search and enjoy.
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