Godet VSOP Original

Godet VSOP Original

Brandy: Cognac
From: Bois Ordinaires
House: Godet
Style: Single distillery
Colour: Amber
ABV: 40%

N: Honey, raisins, sugarcane, sandalwood, hints of sea salt.

M: Medium body, astringent, sticky, tingly.

T: Sweet. Peach jam, sugarcane, desiccated coconut, rose bonbons, hints of sandalwood.

F: Long. Raisins, peach jam, sugarcane, hints of sea salt.

Comments:

This is the first cognac I've had from this region, the Bois Ordinaires, apparently one of the lesser known, lower quality regions. The best cognacs purportedly come from Grande Champagne or Petite Champagne, and yes, those that I've tried are very good indeed. But as with whisky, I suspect brandies from lesser known regions have to be of higher quality in order to compete with those from more famous regions, and I wanted to test this theory.

I'm happy to report that this cognac does indeed support my theory. Of course there's no 'proof' as it were, and I think that you'd have to taste thousands of different cognacs before you could be sure there was substance to it, but this cognac is a data point in favour. It's sweet, but has definite complexity. According to the internet it's about 10 years old, and I taste rose bonbons, peach jam, and desiccated coconut. It's almost rum-like it its sweetness, it's pure sucrose, leavened with a pinch of salt.

Verdict:

I like this.