We’re reviewing a pair of unfortunately sold out cognacs: a Marie Foucher and a Grosperrin, both bottled by Malternative Belgium. It has been a few weeks since we’ve last tasted cognacs with the Cognac-Expert Advent Calendar. By the way, did you try their Cognac quiz? There are three levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. And wow, do the expert level is aptly named! I learnt a lot trying to reach a high score, and I cannot help but wonder where I can learn all that. Even though some of the information I learnt probably isn’t useful if you’re not a producer, like the usual concentration of ellagic acid in aged cognac, for instance (around 30 mg/L if you’re wondering)! Anyway, back to more practical and everyday things with the review of the Grosperrin Lot 71 (Cognac #35) and Marie Foucher Lot 75 (Cognac #37) from Malternative Belgium. Though is it that practical anyway when those cognacs are sold out?
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