We rarely drink cognac or armagnac at home but my wife has asked me to buy in a bottle of three star Remy Martin. It’s a bit of a nostalgia trip as we recently had the anniversary of her father’s passing and the Remy was his preferred tipple. Unfortunately nobody has it in stock at the moment so my instruction has been broadened to just buy a bottle of any brandy. So here is my question: what is a reliable and easy to source brandy that I can buy for south of three figures?
I’m not a big cognac drinker, so take with a grain of salt, but Remy Martin 1738 works for my palate and it is widely available for well south of three figures. I grabbed a liter at Costco for around $60.
I like the Laubade XO Armagnac at approx. $75, and Total Wine often has 10% off coupons (it is part of their “Spirits Direct” collection), not that I taste or compare extensively in the brandy department.
Tesseron is great. I have the whole set at home. I recently got a couple of the samplers from cognac expert which is a great way to try the 29 without breaking the bank or flying emirates first class.
I also like Laubade XO, but I think that brands me as a simpleton in groups like the Serious Brandy discussion group.
I was wondering whether either the Delord 25 or Chateau Briat Hors d’Age would be recommended. They are on wine.com under $80, a coupon brings them in under $60 (no shipping if you have stewardship).
I haven’t had the Heritage, have you? Sometimes, when I go up from high end to very high end (like Delamian Vespers to Tres Venerable), I prefer the high end better than the very high end (i.e. Vespers to Tres Venerable).