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Cognac Park Borderies Mizunara Oak Cask Finish
(0.7l, 43,5%)
A Classic, four-year-old French Cognac finished in highly-prized mizunara casks.
Distillerie Tessendier has been a world-class producer of Cognac since 1880. For generations they sold their spirits to other producers under contract, but that all changed in in 2005 when they started offering up their own range of brands, including Cognac Park, Cognac Campagnere, and Cognac Grand Breuil. They have recently started branching out, using their flavorfully-seasoned ex-Cognac casks to age and finish Rums. We hope more of this kind of experimentation is on the way.
The Spirit-making world CRAVES mizunara oak casks. There are just not enough of them and they are super-expensive. Cognac Park has addressed the challenges by aging their famous Cognac for four years in French casks like usual, then finishing it for six months in special mizunara casks. This is Cognac Park Borderies Mizunara Finished — the first Cognac we’ve ever found using this rare Japanese wood. And like all mizunara-aged Spirits, it lends a floral and herbal quality to the dram that is very special indeed.
Smartass corner:
Mizunara oak — Quercus mongolica, also called Mongolian oak — is vibrant and flavorful for Spirit-making. But it’s also very porous. Entire batches of Spirit have been lost to leaking and rupturing barrels. So these rare trees must be more than 200 years old and carefully handled in order to get usable wood. This makes mizunara casks rare and very expensive.
Distillerie Tessendier has been a world-class producer of Cognac since 1880. For generations they sold their spirits to other producers under contract, but that all changed in in 2005 when they started offering up their own range of brands, including Cognac Park, Cognac Campagnere, and Cognac Grand Breuil. They have recently started branching out, using their flavorfully-seasoned ex-Cognac casks to age and finish Rums. We hope more of this kind of experimentation is on the way.
The Spirit-making world CRAVES mizunara oak casks. There are just not enough of them and they are super-expensive. Cognac Park has addressed the challenges by aging their famous Cognac for four years in French casks like usual, then finishing it for six months in special mizunara casks. This is Cognac Park Borderies Mizunara Finished — the first Cognac we’ve ever found using this rare Japanese wood. And like all mizunara-aged Spirits, it lends a floral and herbal quality to the dram that is very special indeed.
Smartass corner:
Mizunara oak — Quercus mongolica, also called Mongolian oak — is vibrant and flavorful for Spirit-making. But it’s also very porous. Entire batches of Spirit have been lost to leaking and rupturing barrels. So these rare trees must be more than 200 years old and carefully handled in order to get usable wood. This makes mizunara casks rare and very expensive.
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Category
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StyleCognac
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RegionCognac
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CountryFrance
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Alcohol43,5%
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Distillery
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Age
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MaturationMizunara Oak Cask
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
fruit
floral
pear
woody
herbs
cherry
honey
vanilla
oak
What does Cognac Park Borderies Mizunara Oak Cask Finish taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Cognac Park Borderies Mizunara Oak Cask Finish and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Cognac Park Borderies Mizunara Oak Cask Finish and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Cognac, named after the town of Cognac in France, is a variety of brandy (distilled wine). It is only produced in the wine-growing region surrounding this town. Cognac must be made from specified grapes, must be twice distilled in copper pot stills and aged at least two years in French oak barrels. Most cognacs are aged considerably longer than the minimum legal requirement.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Golden Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aromas are light and floral with notes of harvest fruits — pears and cherries.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor profile is rich for a four-year-old Cognac with notes of elderflowers, honey, vanilla, and fruit compote with a nice woody and herbaceous essence.
Finish
The finish is medium length and satisfying.
Golden Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aromas are light and floral with notes of harvest fruits — pears and cherries.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor profile is rich for a four-year-old Cognac with notes of elderflowers, honey, vanilla, and fruit compote with a nice woody and herbaceous essence.
Finish
The finish is medium length and satisfying.
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Ratings & Reviews
Antti,
It is an outstanding, elegant, Cognac that has a delicate birth; while a woody & herbaceous life leads to a rich & complex death of medium length.
Ed,
The aroma is not as pleasant as the first taste... A bit of a mismatch between the aroma and the taste. Sweet and fruity with a strong finish. Good but not great
Alex,
A wonderful cognac! The floral dominates the profile and fruit and pear compliment the taste. An excellent after dinner choice
Raoul,
Interesting: cognac remsins cognac and still gives way to the oak. A feminine cognac, but the mizunara gives it virility. Cognac made differently, but good
David,
This is not for cognac lovers. The flavors of Earth, wood, and spice are difficult. Almost like rye whiskey to a scotch lover. It is clear to me though, that this is one of the best ways to showcase mizunara. The cognac provides ample support, but steps out of the way to let the mizunara shine. It does not overcrowd like some of the single malt mizunara I have tried. Especially on the nose.
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