how would you describe the flavor of cognac?!
Answers:
Different flavours you might detect
Fruit: In a younger Cognac (older than VSOP or older than 8 years) one should be able to find fruity notes. Typical fruits one can recognise are raisins, apricots, oranges, lemons, apples and/or peaches.
Flowers: Middle-aged Cognacs (older than 14 years) normally present a certain nuance of flowers, either in the nose or on the palate. Flower flavours can be roses, clover, and/or honey. Borderies Cognac often have notes of lavender.
Spices: You might find nutmeg, cinnamon, coffee, ginger, coconut, toffee and other notes in older Cognacs (over 20 years)
Chalk: When one can taste nuances of earth or oaky flavours in the upper half of the mouth.
Cognac aroma wheel: http://blog.cognac-expert.com/tasting-co…
Depending on its age, cognac can contain flavors of fruit (apples, lemons or oranges), flowers, honey, nuts or oak. Older cognacs may contain a spicy flavor, like that of nutmeg or cinnamon.
A good cognac is like a tiny cat in velvet slippers scampering down your throat. A bad cognac is the same cat, without the slippers, being pulled out by its tail.
