Máxime Trijol VSOP

Máxime Trijol VSOP

Brandy: Cognac
From: Grande Champagne
House: Máxime Trijol
Style: Single distillery
Colour: Amber gold
ABV: 40%

N: Vanilla, black tea, honeysuckle, dried apricots, leather, thyme.

M: Light body, loose, thickens slightly, a little sticky.

T: Sweet. Dried apricots, cherries, honey, raisins, sugar cane.

F: Medium. Sugar cane, honey, cherries, hints of thyme.

Comments:

I file this VSOP as 'in between' the last XO I had and the last VS I had. I suppose this means that age designations do work, in some general sense, with brandies. Indeed, based on the limited sample that I've had so far, they are surprisingly reliable. I found that I could tell older brandies from younger, simply from how the flavours meshed together. However, within the categories, it was difficult to pinpoint relative age.

Anyway, I found this particular brandy quite intensely sweet. It was perhaps even a little sickly, although it remained just the right side of the line for me. The top-notes were dried stone fruit, even some sugar cane, but there was sufficient herby fragrance to keep it interesting.

Verdict:

I like this.