Pierre Ferrand Single Cask Collection Cognac 2013
Pierre Ferrand Single Cask Collection Cognac 2013 is a 50.6% ABV cask-strength, 750mL single-cask Cognac from Grande Champagne — the premier cru of Cognac — distilled in 2013 and bottled in 2022 after nine years in a single cask. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Maison Ferrand's Single Cask Collection bottles individual Grande Champagne casks unblended, so each vintage is a singular, unrepeatable expression of one harvest and one barrel. Nine years undisturbed in oak gives this 2013 a concentration close to XO territory while keeping the bright fruit of the young eaux-de-vie — the youngest and lowest-yielding of its release group, and all the more distinctive for it.
Tasting profile: fresh-baked cherry danish, warm toffee, stewed orchard fruit, rose petal, cacao and orange zest on the nose; apricot and lemongrass with honeysuckle, lavender, nutmeg and anise on the palate; dried fruit leather and sandalwood settling back into warm baked fruit on the finish. A splash of water opens earthier wood and spice. Browse the Pierre Ferrand brand collection, more cognac, and the full spirits collection at Del Mesa Liquor.
Serving note: enjoy neat in a tulip glass as a digestif; a small drop of water opens the deeper flavours.
What is the Pierre Ferrand Single Cask Collection? Single, unblended casks of Grande Champagne cognac bottled by Maison Ferrand — each vintage captures one harvest and one barrel, never repeated.
How old is the 2013? Distilled in 2013 and bottled in 2022 — nine years in a single cask.
What does it taste like? Cherry danish, toffee, orchard fruit and rose on the nose; apricot, lemongrass, honeysuckle and nutmeg on the palate; fruit leather and sandalwood on the finish.
What is the ABV and size? 50.6% ABV cask strength, 750mL.