Cognac Famille Cabanne Lot 68 The Whisky Jury

Product information by The Whisky Jury:

Here it is: our first cognac by Famille Cabanne, a family business of growers and distillers dating back to 1810.

Lot 68, imported by the Purist, and bottled at 55.7% Vol. cask strength!

It smells so delicious you would almost use it as perfume. It’s fruity, it’s complex,… and punchy! Thanks to that 55.7 % kick-in-the-face.

Tasting notes by Ruben Luyten (WhiskyNotes.be) 91/100

Nose: beautifully aromatic, with tangerines, nectarines and agrum but also plenty of floral honey. Neroli oil, honeysuckle and heady whiffs of ylang-ylang. Then mint and eucalyptus, as well as some furniture polish. Candied orange peels. Very ‘glossy’, if that makes sense.

Mouth: quite punchy, with a warming wave of spicy notes. Hints of white pepper and liquorice. Then more heady floral notes come out: jasmine and herbal tea. Later the tangerines, orange peels, bergamots and subtle mango appears, alongside drops of Bénédictine and peppermint.

Finish: quite long, a tad oakier. Hints of green tea with mint, oranges and maracujas.

This cognac boasts a very floral profile and the generous ABV makes it burst open. A great find from a name that we hadn’t heard before. Great work from Wine4You (the importer) and The Whisky Jury.