L'or de Jean Martell, the latest expression to join the exclusive ranks of hyperpremium brandies that combine the complexities of ageand region that only Cognac is caple of. They blow past the bar that XO sets. Courvoiser has its Intiale, Hennessy its Richard Hennessy, Remy its Louis XIII. They command your attention as well as etheral prices (in L'ors case $3600) as the maker parades the possibilities that hundreds of years making and collecting eaux de vie suggest.
From the first taste of spicy licorice, then the slightest bite of sharp English cheese before the sweetness returns almost as a hard candy, but deeper than that.
You marvel at the myriad flavors trapped in one sip as it makes its way across your palate and you continue to taste in contemplation after it's gone.
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I think that Richard Hennessy for $1500 might be do-able.
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