A superbly stylish cognac whose name refers to the old French saying, "noblesse oblige" (nobility carries obligation). Martell's newest expression, the Martell Noblige, is a VSOP cognac that while you can totally drink neat or on the rocks, seems tailor-made for cocktails. VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale) signifies a blend of eaux-de-vie of which the youngest brandy within has been aged for at least four years in a cask. The blend itself comprises of more than 100 eauxde-vie from various terroirs in the Cognac region, but particularly the eaux-de-vie from the Fins Bois terroir.
Visually, it's dark gold with copper hues; the bouquet reveals fruit notes of pear and prune in abundance, exotic hints of vanilla pod and caramelised grape, and a distinctive woody character with notes of myrrh, cedar and fine-grained oak. These flavourful characteristics allow the cognac to rise above its mixers, either enhancing each flavour - the citrus or sour notes by way of "salted prune" notes - or by punching up peppermint profiles with VSOP's characteristic spiciness.
Retails at $160
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The Balvenie is a unique range of single malts created by David C. Stewart MBE. Stewart began as an apprentice in 1962 at William Grant & Sons and was eventually appointed Malt Master in 1974, making him the longest-serving malt master of any distillers in the industry. During his 50-year career, he developed an award-winning range of single malts and blends, including the creation of two cask maturation techniques in the 1980s used in the DoubleWood today.
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