Sixty Years Ago This Cognac Was Conceived
Any bottle of cognac that is date-stamped, is referred to as vintage and this bottle from 1960 is no exception. The grapes were harvested that year and distilled the following winter before being stored in Limousin oak casks for ageing. Only the very best cognacs are selected for long term ageing, left in damp cellars for decades. Now it has reached its optimum maturity, it is joining the award-winning Hermitage range.
Hermitage 1960 Grande Champagne Cognac is a beautifully complex, fine cognac from the southern part of Grande Champagne. An initial burst of dark chocolate on the palate is followed by a host of different flavours including pork crackle, liquorice, marzipan, turmeric and kumquat. Perfect for those turning 60 in 2020.
Any bottle of cognac that is date-stamped, is referred to as vintage and this bottle from 1960 is no exception. The grapes were harvested that year and distilled the following winter before being stored in Limousin oak casks for ageing. Only the very best cognacs are selected for long term ageing, left in damp cellars for decades. Now it has reached its optimum maturity, it is joining the award-winning Hermitage range.
Hermitage 1960 Grande Champagne Cognac is a beautifully complex, fine cognac from the southern part of Grande Champagne. An initial burst of dark chocolate on the palate is followed by a host of different flavours including pork crackle, liquorice, marzipan, turmeric and kumquat. Perfect for those turning 60 in 2020.
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Global Luxury Spirits Masters 2019 - GOLD Medals
Hermitage Cognacs have received an unprecedented number of GOLD Medals this year. The latest, from the Global Luxury Spirits Masters 2019, are on offer this month:
Hermitage 1923 Grande Champagne Cognac. A particularly fine example of a 1920s cognac that has taken many decades to reach perfection. "This has a gorgeous flavour, somewhere between a sultana and a sun-dried apricot with the spirit framing the layers with impeccable integration." Olly Smith, Wines & Spirits Expert
Hermitage 1995 Grande Champagne Cognac. This wonderful cognac comes from the same distillery as our award-winning 1999 vintage but has aged for a longer period, enabling a greater complexity of flavours. It is a rich and beautifully finished cognac, fit for a king.
Hermitage Cognacs have received an unprecedented number of GOLD Medals this year. The latest, from the Global Luxury Spirits Masters 2019, are on offer this month:
Hermitage 1923 Grande Champagne Cognac. A particularly fine example of a 1920s cognac that has taken many decades to reach perfection. "This has a gorgeous flavour, somewhere between a sultana and a sun-dried apricot with the spirit framing the layers with impeccable integration." Olly Smith, Wines & Spirits Expert
Hermitage 1995 Grande Champagne Cognac. This wonderful cognac comes from the same distillery as our award-winning 1999 vintage but has aged for a longer period, enabling a greater complexity of flavours. It is a rich and beautifully finished cognac, fit for a king.
Our Vintage Brandies Range from 1893 - 2008
We Have Every Single Year from 1928-2002
We specialise in supplying vintage brandies for special occasions. Cognac, armagnac and calvados originate in France and we select only the very best. The range has been expanding since we started out more than a quarter of a century ago and now spans over a century.
Our stock includes a vintage for every single year from 1928 to 2002 – that’s over 70 years of birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions which can be marked with something truly special.
Vintage brandies were harvested in the year they were labelled and then aged, untouched in casks for many years. Single estate, single cask and no additives – just pure brandy – the perfect way to celebrate.
We Have Every Single Year from 1928-2002
We specialise in supplying vintage brandies for special occasions. Cognac, armagnac and calvados originate in France and we select only the very best. The range has been expanding since we started out more than a quarter of a century ago and now spans over a century.
Our stock includes a vintage for every single year from 1928 to 2002 – that’s over 70 years of birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions which can be marked with something truly special.
Vintage brandies were harvested in the year they were labelled and then aged, untouched in casks for many years. Single estate, single cask and no additives – just pure brandy – the perfect way to celebrate.
International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2019 Awards
The IWSC 2019 Awards have just been announced and we are delighted to report that Hermitage Cognacs are once again amongst the winners.
Leading the way is the Hermitage 1950 Grande Champagne Cognac which was awarded a GOLD OUTSTANDING medal. ‘Classically good old cognac. Rancio to the fore, with a quite wonderful palate’
GOLD Medals were also awarded to two other Grande Champagne Cognacs:
Hermitage 1940 Cognac ‘Wonderfully powerful aromas that absolutely typify good, old cognacs’
Hermitage 1945 Cognac ‘The real personification of just how good and elegant old cognac can be’
The IWSC 2019 Awards have just been announced and we are delighted to report that Hermitage Cognacs are once again amongst the winners.
Leading the way is the Hermitage 1950 Grande Champagne Cognac which was awarded a GOLD OUTSTANDING medal. ‘Classically good old cognac. Rancio to the fore, with a quite wonderful palate’
GOLD Medals were also awarded to two other Grande Champagne Cognacs:
Hermitage 1940 Cognac ‘Wonderfully powerful aromas that absolutely typify good, old cognacs’
Hermitage 1945 Cognac ‘The real personification of just how good and elegant old cognac can be’
One of our finest releases ever...
Best Cognac in Show 2018
Our recent release, Hermitage Cognac Marie Louise, is a 60-Year-Old Grande Champagne from one of the region’s top artisan producers. This astonishing creation has been described as “lining one’s mouth with velvet”. At 43% abv it has all the complex aromas and flavours one would expect from such a well-aged cognac. Presented in a one litre hand-blown and hand-cut, full-lead, luxury English crystal decanter from Cumbria Crystal, it is a precious and rare investment.
And we are not the only ones who think it is a masterpiece, Cognac Marie Louise was declared 'Best Cognac in Show' at The Spirits Business Cognac Masters 2018 out of over 130 entrants.
Our recent release, Hermitage Cognac Marie Louise, is a 60-Year-Old Grande Champagne from one of the region’s top artisan producers. This astonishing creation has been described as “lining one’s mouth with velvet”. At 43% abv it has all the complex aromas and flavours one would expect from such a well-aged cognac. Presented in a one litre hand-blown and hand-cut, full-lead, luxury English crystal decanter from Cumbria Crystal, it is a precious and rare investment.
And we are not the only ones who think it is a masterpiece, Cognac Marie Louise was declared 'Best Cognac in Show' at The Spirits Business Cognac Masters 2018 out of over 130 entrants.
Hermitage single estate cognacs
Hermitage Cognacs are a range of carefully selected single estate vintage cognacs designed for the most discerning of professionals and connoisseurs. Over the years our relationship with the scions of family firms who have produced the finest cognacs from the top regions in France has enabled Brandyclassics to choose and design award winning cognacs. Our long relationships with these old cognac professionals has enabled us to identify closely with our customers’ needs. Age statements and vintages are now recognised by discerning customers as satisfying their individual needs unlike the generic highly blended VS, VSOP and XO cognacs.
The extraordinary quality of Hermitage Pure Vintage Cognacs is matched only by their extraordinary value, a further advantage of working directly with the Masters of Cognac.
Hermitage Cognacs are a range of carefully selected single estate vintage cognacs designed for the most discerning of professionals and connoisseurs. Over the years our relationship with the scions of family firms who have produced the finest cognacs from the top regions in France has enabled Brandyclassics to choose and design award winning cognacs. Our long relationships with these old cognac professionals has enabled us to identify closely with our customers’ needs. Age statements and vintages are now recognised by discerning customers as satisfying their individual needs unlike the generic highly blended VS, VSOP and XO cognacs.
The extraordinary quality of Hermitage Pure Vintage Cognacs is matched only by their extraordinary value, a further advantage of working directly with the Masters of Cognac.
The finest supplier of single estate vintage brandies in the world
For more than thirty years Brandyclassics have been associated with some of the oldest and finest cognac and brandy producers in the world. Our need for these superb spirits is only matched by our customers, who seek single estate brandies of extraordinary quality which have matured in old cellars for hundreds of years.
Our range of pure cognacs is the largest in the country and entirely free of the sugar syrup and caramel additives used by the big blenders. They satisfy the needs of many of the finest hotels and restaurants in the world, where vintage and individuality are synonymous with their success. Only when you experience our nectars from a past era will you recognise the quality of vintage and single estate from Brandyclassics.
For more than thirty years Brandyclassics have been associated with some of the oldest and finest cognac and brandy producers in the world. Our need for these superb spirits is only matched by our customers, who seek single estate brandies of extraordinary quality which have matured in old cellars for hundreds of years.
Our range of pure cognacs is the largest in the country and entirely free of the sugar syrup and caramel additives used by the big blenders. They satisfy the needs of many of the finest hotels and restaurants in the world, where vintage and individuality are synonymous with their success. Only when you experience our nectars from a past era will you recognise the quality of vintage and single estate from Brandyclassics.
Armagnacs, the fruit of the Gascons
France’s oldest brandy, Armagnac has been produced for more than 700 years. Armagnacs are made from several grape varieties and distilled in the traditional Armagnaçais continuous single still. There are hundreds of small producers, who, unlike cognac, are not dominated by big houses. Vintages and age statements come much easier here and there are a wealth of producers each with fruity and delicious armagnacs.
Our pages are full of the very finest available such as the remarkable 5 year old from Cassagnoles, the wonderful vintages from Chateau de Bordeneuve, Castarede, Darbeau , Montal and our latest range from Clos des Saveurs who, like the famous Delord Armagnacs use the traditional Basquaise green bottle presentations. You’ll be spoilt for choice!
France’s oldest brandy, Armagnac has been produced for more than 700 years. Armagnacs are made from several grape varieties and distilled in the traditional Armagnaçais continuous single still. There are hundreds of small producers, who, unlike cognac, are not dominated by big houses. Vintages and age statements come much easier here and there are a wealth of producers each with fruity and delicious armagnacs.
Our pages are full of the very finest available such as the remarkable 5 year old from Cassagnoles, the wonderful vintages from Chateau de Bordeneuve, Castarede, Darbeau , Montal and our latest range from Clos des Saveurs who, like the famous Delord Armagnacs use the traditional Basquaise green bottle presentations. You’ll be spoilt for choice!
A unique collection of Pre-phylloxera and Early Vintages
Brandyclassics are closely associated with many old chais and cellars throughout the Charente region and have access to some of the very oldest cognacs known to man. Our stock of really old cognacs is in huge demand and regularly required in the most luxurious hotels in the world. We never buy or sell these great monarchs of bygone years blind, there are many tests of both provenance and quality which we conduct first.
Brandyclassics are closely associated with many old chais and cellars throughout the Charente region and have access to some of the very oldest cognacs known to man. Our stock of really old cognacs is in huge demand and regularly required in the most luxurious hotels in the world. We never buy or sell these great monarchs of bygone years blind, there are many tests of both provenance and quality which we conduct first.
This month's Special Offers
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