Everyday cognac

[Brent_C_l_a_y_t_o_n]

Gene,

You got the last of the last of the pre-price increase stuff, well done!

[Brent_C_l_a_y_t_o_n]

If you are thinking of the Tesseron, my favorite cognac in that price range is Dudognon Vielle Reserve .

The Dudognon lineup is one of the best values on the market right now.

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).

Barry,

I haven’t had the heritage but I know where to go to grab a taste!

I should point out to everyone, the OP was asking for a good ‘everyday’ cognac that’s ‘well south of three figures’ and people are throwing out random recs for things from $75 and up, which is not at all what the OP is looking for.

Dudognon ‘Selection’ (5yr) is about $35 and the ‘Reserve’ (10yr) is about $42 in NY. There are cheaper Cognacs out there but for the price these are among the best you can find in the national market.

[MChang]

The Dudognon lineup is one of the best values on the market right now.

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).

Barry,

I haven’t had the heritage but I know where to go to grab a taste!

I should point out to everyone, the OP was asking for a good ‘everyday’ cognac that’s ‘well south of three figures’ and people are throwing out random recs for things from $75 and up, which is not at all what the OP is looking for.

Dudognon ‘Selection’ (5yr) is about $35 and the ‘Reserve’ (10yr) is about $42 in NY. There are cheaper Cognacs out there but for the price these are among the best you can find in the national market.

He said everyday brandy and less than 3 figures, not well south of 3 figures. That was Corey that said that.

I’d rather have dartigalongue or l’encantada xo than any cognac less than 100 except maybe pasquet organic 10.

[Dav3_Dyr0ff]

I dunno, I didn’t see “well south of three figures,” I saw “what is a reliable and easy to source brandy that I can buy for south of three figures?”

Either way, I do appreciate (as someone who isn’t the OP) all the suggestions and I’m particularly intrigued about the Dudognon collection, but from W-S it doesn’t appear that they are in the national market. They seem to be limited to NY and a couple of neighboring states, CA, and I think I saw one listing in TX for one of them. Frustrating given the difficulty of shipping and even flying home with spirits in one’s checked bag. Grapes seems to have a great price on the Vielle Reserve - I’d like to be able to grab one of those.

[Brent_C_l_a_y_t_o_n]

Dudognon is through Skurnik so they are likely most visible in NY/NJ & CA. But they are a national distributor I would think they have some coverage in other parts of the country. I ran through the lineup of 5-10-20 in October at a tasting, and I hadn’t had them in at least 3-5 years. They were impressive considering the low price points.

[MChang]

Fine drams, cognac expert, and other places ship to most places.

[MChang]

Jean-Luc Pasquet L'Organic 10 Cognac

This and the 4-7 are superb for low prices.

[Barry_L_i_p_t_o_n]

I’d rather have dartigalongue or l’encantada xo than any cognac less than 100 except maybe pasquet organic 10.

Dartigalongue XO? I’ll give it a try.

Have you had the Dudognon Vielle Reserve? I’d never had guessed it was under $100, I find it almost as good as Delamain Vespers.

[Craig_G]

Gene,

You got the last of the last of the pre-price increase stuff, well done!

Our Costcos have sold Tesseron Lot 76 this year for something like $90. K&L has Lot 90 for $70 and I believe they had a bunch of 76 for around $100 this year. It’s sold out currently but it came back in stock at least once at the same price.

If only the 53 were similarly discounted…

[MChang]

I’d rather have dartigalongue or l’encantada xo than any cognac less than 100 except maybe pasquet organic 10.

Dartigalongue XO? I’ll give it a try.

Have you had the Dudognon Vielle Reserve? I’d never had guessed it was under $100, I find it almost as good as Delamain Vespers.

Yes. It’s ok, I’m not so much a fan of dudognon, I have a bottle of heritage open but it’s not my favorite.

[MChang]

Forgot about filloux; another favorite cognac producer.

[Barry_L_i_p_t_o_n]

I’d rather have dartigalongue or l’encantada xo than any cognac less than 100 except maybe pasquet organic 10.

Dartigalongue XO? I’ll give it a try.

Have you had the Dudognon Vielle Reserve? I’d never had guessed it was under $100, I find it almost as good as Delamain Vespers.

Yes. It’s ok, I’m not so much a fan of dudognon, I have a bottle of heritage open but it’s not my favorite.

We may just have different tastes.

[Jim_Marmion]

Thanks all for some great suggestions. In the end I picked up the 1738 for the compelling reason that it’s the only one I could track down locally (Memphis). I’m happy enough: it has some of the DNA of the original request so should make the Mrs happy too.

[Brent_C_l_a_y_t_o_n]

This is my old bottle of Lot 90. It has Vintus as the importer so must be 2010-2015.

[Alan_Rath]

If you are thinking of the Tesseron, my favorite cognac in that price range is Dudognon Vielle Reserve .

Excellent choice

[Tom_G_l_a_s_g_o_w]

Forgot about filloux; another favorite cognac producer.

This is what we drink.

[DougS]

I keep tesseron 76 on hand that I’ve bought for ~80-85$ either on line or K&L

I prefer it to remy or martell vsop and xo

lol what decade did you buy that in? $140 is average price now for Lot 76. Lot 90 is around $80.

The prices here were more in line with what Gene mentioned only a few years ago. I bet some smaller shops still have bottles at those prices. They were the best values I knew of in Cognac back then. At the new pricing, I’m no longer a buyer. I don’t think the 90 is that good, and 76 is nice, but not special enough for me to pay well over $100.