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Blue Swift VSOP Cognac

Category: VSOP Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$48

Martell
Blue Swift VSOP Cognac

Category: VSOP Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
Medium golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of vanilla cream, milk chocolate, candied red cherry, and baked pear and apricot with a round, vibrant, dry medium body and a warming, intricate, medium-length finish with shades of milk chocolate s’more with cherry preserves, leather and pipe tobacco, chocolate covered orange, and dates and rooibos. Wonderful balance of fruit character against the barrel characteristics; would play winningly in a wide range of cocktails as well as being more than good enough to sip on its own.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: vanilla cream, milk chocolate, candied red cherry, and baked pear and apricot
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of milk chocolate s'more with cherry preserves, leather and pipe tobacco, chocolate covered orange, and dates and rooibos
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Sidecar, Brandy Crusta, Champs-Élysées
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Wonderful balance of fruit character against the barrel characteristics; would play winningly in a wide range of cocktails as well as being more than good enough to sip on its own.
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The Producer or Importer

Pernod Ricard USA

The Producer or Importer
250 Park Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10177
USA
1 914-848-4800
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VSOP Cognac

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Serve in a Snifter
About
VSOP Cognac
V.S.O.P. (very superior old pale or very special old pale) Cognac has been aged a minimum of four years, although many examples are aged as long as ten to fifteen years or even longer. It is aged longer than a VS (very special), but less than an X.O.

Produced by both large and small Cognac houses, VSOP has remarkable complexity, especially with the long period of aging, which rounds out the Cognac, while adding a distinct spiciness and vanilla character. These are priced from $30 to $55 per bottle and need to be sipped slowly after dinner on their own or with a cigar. Given the marketing prowess of the large firms as well as their breeding and prestige, VSOP Cognac have been and continue to be one of the most popular spirits in America and around the world.

Martell Blue Swift VSOP Cognac rating was calculated by to be 92 points out of 100 on 8/17/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.