Jean Fillioux Cigar Club 1er Cru du Cognac Grande Champagne Veritas

40% ABV, 750 ml

A very beautiful Grande Champagne Cognac with a great personality; powerful. A velvety nose with notes of vanilla and honey. Very complex and unctuous palate with jammy aromas, prune, and orange, then notes of cinnamon and dark chocolate. Very long finish with notes of licorice and spices coming through, toasted coffee. A perfect cognac to go with your favorite Havana cigar and some pieces of dark chocolate, at 70 – 80% cocoa. 

Reviews
4 stars, Highly Recommended, Paul Pacult, The New Kindred Spirits: “Beautiful mahogany / sinopia color; unblemished purity. This opening aroma is muted and reluctant so I back off for ten minutes; following more aeration, the aroma comes alive in the exotic forms of baked banana, roasted meat, BBQ sauce, fish oil, cocoa bean, and soy sauce. Entry bursts with soy sauce, Asian cooking spice-like flavors that are elemental, bitter, vegetal, and spicy; midpalate takes an unexpected left turn as it highlights desert dry flavors of black tea / orange pekoe, bean curd, and green vegetable that mingle with the dried apricot and raisiny fruits; there is a massive taste explosion here. Finishes long, bittersweet, caramelized onion-like, toasted marshmallow-like, and utterly luscious. A wonderfully weird, deeply flavorful cognac that takes a couple of bizarre turns that produce delightful results.” 

93 points, Ultimate Spirits Challenge: “Reminiscent of rich oiled leather, pipe tobacco, campfire, and sultry stewed stone fruits, this is a Cognac meant to be savored. Big and bold flavors of smoke, raisin, burnt orange peel, and savory, earthy brown spice add depth. Very complex.”

97 points, Cigar & Spirits Magazine: “Pure, very delicate, elegant, and fine, ample and round. A tasting Cognac, subtle and refined….One of the sommeliers’ favourites.” (Sommeliers International)