Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy 27 years 1993 - 2020 Thompson Bros.

Brandy

Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy 27 years 1993 - 2020 Thompson Bros.
  • Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy 27 years 1993 - 2020 Thompson Bros.

Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy 27 years 1993 - 2020 Thompson Bros.

Brandy

BottlerThompson Brothers
Distillery / brandEarly Landed, Late Bottled Brandy
RegionCognac Grande Champagne
Content Size0.7 liter
Alc/vol52.3%
Age27 years
Distilled1993
Bottled2020
Number of bottles409
Out of stock

This 27 year old 'Brandy' has not been bottled in the Cognac region but in Scotland and for that reason it is not allowed to be called Cognac.   

Tasting notes by Serge Valentin (Whiskyfun.com): 86 points

This brandy was bottled in Scotland and was ‘early landed – late bottled’, which will prevent it from being labelled as ‘cognac’ – provided it’s cognac indeed. No cognac that wasn’t fully matured in the region can be called cognac these days, I believe only Hine were still benefitting from a temporary derogation. Have to work on this…

Colour: amber.

Nose: wait, it does not quite smell like cognac. Rather armagnac, or maybe even Spanish brandy, with these rather huge coffee notes. Or Armenian brandy? Tobacco, chocolate, coffee, Bovril, metal polish… With water: chocolate, mint, Maggi, pu-her, dried porcinis.

Mouth (neat): could be cognac on the palate, really. More fruits, peaches, maple syrup, black nougat, sultanas, pinesap… I’m absolutely not an expert but I think this is quite in the style of some ‘extreme’ cognac makers, such as Bouju or Forgeron. With water: I’m not sure. Probably cognac, but a rather mentholy one. Icy mint and dark chocolate, or some crazy stuff by Starbucks.

Finish: long, rather all on chocolate and tobacco. You rather have to fight it. A drop of bervea or even genepy liqueur in the aftertaste.

Comments: you could almost call this a liquid cigar. I kind of thought it was a Jerezian on the nose, but the palate’s way too dry for that. We might never know…

Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy 27 years 1993 - 2020 Thompson Bros.

Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy 27 years 1993 - 2020 Thompson Bros.