Cognac?

[Fortunate_Son]

You guys will laugh - I just picked up a bottle of Claude Chatelier VSOP today. $17

[muziq]

Originally Posted by Fortunate_Son

You guys will laugh - I just picked up a bottle of Claude Chatelier VSOP today. $17

That's what I'm talkin' about...not expensive, but fairly tasty...nice pick up!

[Che]

Kelt XO is a good one for those of you that gravitate to that general tier.

"RPB67" in my most humble opinion... try Remy's Excellence - it's name says what it is, pretty much. Not dirt cheap, but for the price in comparison, coupled with its taste... unless you are mesmerized and enchanted by glass... Excellence is likely to lead you to believe Louis is a conspiracy targeting people who flunked math (several times over).

Chateau Montifaud's XO is damn good for south of $100 as well. Also, perhaps considered common, I still think Martell's Cordon Bleu is a good pick as is the Delamain line.

All that said, as a value conscious imbiber, am I the only one that leans more towards Armagnacs over Cognac in the brandy arena? For price and amount of flavor, (generally speaking, of course), I find this lesser talked about region / brandy to deliver more firmly than Cognac. I also enjoy a good Calvados - perhaps I'm just one of those guys that always pulls for the under-dog?

[Bruce]

I too prefer vintage armagnacs over cognacs. Kelt XO was mentioned. IMHO this is one of the best deals on the market!
As far as paying $1700 for Louis, you can find it for about a grand if you look around.

Now for something really special, I love Hennesey's "Richard". But at 2k a bottle, it's a bit cost prohibitive.

Mid range, Hennesey's "Paradis" is good.

[AsetOne]

Originally Posted by Chè

Kelt XO is a good one for those of you that gravitate to that general tier.

"RPB67" in my most humble opinion... try Remy's Excellence - it's name says what it is, pretty much. Not dirt cheap, but for the price in comparison, coupled with its taste... unless you are mesmerized and enchanted by glass... Excellence is likely to lead you to believe Louis is a conspiracy targeting people who flunked math (several times over).

Chateau Montifaud's XO is damn good for south of $100 as well. Also, perhaps considered common, I still think Martell's Cordon Bleu is a good pick as is the Delamain line.

All that said, as a value conscious imbiber, am I the only one that leans more towards Armagnacs over Cognac in the brandy arena? For price and amount of flavor, (generally speaking, of course), I find this lesser talked about region / brandy to deliver more firmly than Cognac. I also enjoy a good Calvados - perhaps I'm just one of those guys that always pulls for the under-dog?

I have always wanted to try armagnac, being single distilled i would love to sample a snifter of armagnac and cognac side by side to see how the tastes differ between the two, however i have never seen it here in adelaide.....

Internet shopping here i come i guess

James