Bourgoin Maree Haute XO Cognac 700ml

Tasting Notes

This one's a bit of fun from Bourgoin. Marée Haute, or High Tide, is a cognac cut down to strength with a splash of actual seawater, a nod to the old merchant navy days when the sea spray would mingle with the barrels out on long voyages. It's aged ten years in wide grained Limousin oak, then brought to 43% with a mix of micro-filtered seawater and local artesian spring water. As always with Bourgoin there's nothing added, no sugar, no colouring, no nothing. A properly characterful cognac with a whisper of the sea about it. - Pete L