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Martell
Cordon Bleu XO Cognac

Category: XO Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$200

Martell
Cordon Bleu XO Cognac

Category: XO Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 40%
Copper color. Aromas and flavors of caramelized nuts and figs, sweet baking spices and leather, sassafras float, and honeyed grilled apples with a silky, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish imparting accents of chocolate, carrot cake, cedar, and minerals and tobacco. A supple and contemplative XO sipper with a sturdy oak backbone.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Complex, Rich & Spicy
Aroma Aroma: caramelized nuts and figs, sweet baking spices and leather, sassafras float, and honeyed grilled apples
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of chocolate, carrot cake, cedar, and minerals and tobacco
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: on the rocks, with cigars and neat
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A supple and contemplative XO sipper with a sturdy oak backbone.
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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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XO Cognac

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Serve in a Snifter
About
XO Cognac
X.O. (or extra old) Cognacs previously required a minimum of six years aging for the youngest cognac in the blend, with the average age running 20 years or older. All Cognac houses maintain inventories of old vintage Cognacs to use in blending these top of the line brands. The oldest Cognacs are removed from their casks in time and stored in glass demijohns (large jugs) to prevent further loss from evaporation and to limit excessively woody and astringent flavors.

As of 2016, according to the official Cognac regulatory agency, BNIC, the minimum component age requirement for X.O. Cognac must be 10 years from 2016 onwards. In practice many Cognac houses and brands had been at or above the 10 year requirement for their X.O. expressions, but this is now the legal requirement.

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Martell Cordon Bleu XO Cognac rating was calculated by to be 92 points out of 100 on 8/20/2025. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.