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alc./vol: 40%
Proof: 80°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: 10 years
Product of:
France
Camus XO is one of a new range of Camus cognacs produced using their ˝Instensity˝ distillation process to produce "intensely aromatic cognacs" launched in April 2019. It is blended from eaux-de-vie matured in small oak casks for at least 10 years. The blend contains distillates from Borderies.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 12/04/2019
Appearance:
Clear, burnished coppery amber.
Aroma:
Dried and candied fruit, honeysuckle and violet blossom, hazelnut, black tea, zesty orange marmalade and vanilla fudge with crème anglaise, chocolate and dried apricot.
Taste:
Candied fruit, zesty orange marmalade, nutty oak, vanilla fudge, parma violet and black tea leaves with enlivening black pepper, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg spice.
Aftertaste:
More nutty notes emerge in the long, elegantly spicy mocha coffee influenced finish.
Overall:
Grand Champagne spice along with floral and nutty Borderies notes shine in this very elegant XO.
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Produced by: Camus Cognac
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Camus Cognac
Status: Operational
Established: 1863
Owner: Family owned
Capacity: Not supplied
Visitor Policy: Visitors welcome throughout the year
Tel: +33 5 45 32 28 28
Website: Camus Cognac
Address: 29 rue Marguerite de Navarre, Cognac, 16100
Established: 1863
Owner: Family owned
Capacity: Not supplied
Visitor Policy: Visitors welcome throughout the year
Tel: +33 5 45 32 28 28
Website: Camus Cognac
Address: 29 rue Marguerite de Navarre, Cognac, 16100
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