Eau-de-vie, distillate used in blending, comes from the regions of Fins Bois and Petite Champagne. It is made solely from the grapes of the Ugni Blanc variety. The blend matured in casks for 7 to 10 years. I was able to get a litre of this in Brno for just 900 CZK (45 USD)!
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| Bache Gabrielsen VSOP Fine Cognac |
Cognac has amber colour. It gives off an aroma of vanilla and wood. Taste is slightly on the sweet side, with fruity undertones.
Interesting points about Bache Gabrielsen
Thomas Bache Gabrielsen came to France from Norway at the beginning of the 20th century, to try his luck. He ended up settling down (cherchez la femme) and he joined the company of Peter Anton Rustad.
The company always had a strong position within the market of the northern countries. During the time of the Spanish flu however, alcohol was banned and could not be sold in shops in Norway. One doctor in the city of Homestrand prescribed three things for the flu – some pills, camphor and a bottle of cognac. This is where the name of the Bach Gabrielsen cognac “tr kors”, meaning three crosses, comes from, and it used to have three red crosses printed on the label. This trick also helped the export of the cognac from France to Norway. We will never know, whether the remedy really helped the patients though…
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