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1925 Grande Champagne Cognac
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1925 was quite a year. As well as heralding the release of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – the Jazz Age in 200 pages – it was also the year of The Last Drop founder Tom Jago’s birth. Meanwhile, on a wine-growing estate down in Cognac, under the warm autumnal sun, a family was picking grapes destined to be double distilled and stored in wood for nearly a century… before making their way to your glass.
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Release Size: 182 bottles
ABV: 48.4%
Nearly a century later, on this old estate in the heart of Cognac’s Grande Champagne region, we discovered something very special at the back of a cellar. Behind a hastily built wall, erected to protect it from advancing German forces, a single cask had been hidden in 1940. Forgotten for nearly 80 years by the family, it was unearthed by The Last Drop containing enough liquid for fewer than 200 bottles.
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Distilled in a small, traditional wood-fired still, it is impossible to know exactly which grape varietals were used to make this exceptional cognac. Nonetheless, we suspect a predominance of Folle Blanche, together with Ugni Blanc, Colombard and even a little Muscat. Furthermore, we believe that this cognac spent its life in an ex-Pineau des Charentes cask, imbuing it with a distinct but balanced sweetness.
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TOM SANDHAM – TASTING NOTES IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
A jaw dropping 1925 release. Abundant sweetness to counter assertive tannins and beautiful balance – possibly because the spirit was resting in an ex-Pineau des Charentes cask. The magic mustered in creation and maturation has landed a lovely and truly luxurious liquid.
The fact that the eau de vie was laid down in the same year the Great Gatsby was published helps its history come alive. But as evocative and vital as these dates are, the most stunning aspect of this spirit is its taste.
