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- Suggested retail price: $149
- Thursday, January 7 (for as long as it lasts), we're pouring one ounce for $5
Since 1872, five generations have contributed to the development of the prestigious Normandin-Mercier Cognacs. The family has built its reputation, blending and aging cognacs in a beautiful and exceptional site. They are located at the Chateau de la Peraudiere. They concentrate on cognacs of Petite and Grande Champagne.
For decades, the family Normandin-Mercier has been buying young cognacs from the same handful of top producers exclusively in the crus of Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne. Their cognacs are made with about 90% Ugni Blanc, and 10% of Colombard and Folle Blanche, a less common blend. They're matured in the family's traditional chateau cellars near the town of La Rochelle, the historic medieval port that made Cognac famous many centuries ago. The proximity of the ocean, the natural regulation of hygrometry and oceanic temperature all favor the aging of the cognacs, giving them fullness, elegance and a distinctive character.
Normandin-Mercier cognacs contain no artificial coloring (you would be surprised at how unusual this is) and are not subject to a cold filtration, which can preserve a purity of aromas and flavors.
The Christmas Bottling is an annual tradition has been handed down from Jules Normandin, the great great grandfather of the current generation of Edouard, Jean-Marie and Audrey Normandin who run the house today. It is always a small run and the 2015 edition is limited to just 90 numbered bottles from a single barrel.
At precisely 6:30, we will open bottle number 23. When it's gone, it's gone. I do hope you can join us.
Next week in The Spirits Project
A Tasting of Two Usquaebach Scotch Whisky
15 Year and "Old Rare"