THE AGING GUIDE
TIME IS THE INVISIBLE CRAFTSMAN THAT MOLDS THE LIQUID UNTIL IT REACHES ITS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. TIME IS THE ALCHEMIST WHO, YEAR AFTER YEAR, TRANSFORMS COGNAC INTO A MASTERPIECE.
COGNAC’S QUALITY IS NOT SIMPLY DEFINED BY A MILLESIME (VINTAGE) OR A LOT NUMBER. TRUE EXCELLENCE LIES IN THE MASTERY BEHIND ITS AGING PROCESS. IT IS THE WAY THE EAUX-DE-VIE EVOLVE OVER TIME, INFLUENCED BY THE SELECTION OF CASKS, THE CONDITIONS IN THE CELLAR, AND THE EXPERTISE OF THE CELLAR MASTER THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
AT THE COGNAC SOCIETY, WE HONOR THE ART OF COGNAC BY SELECTING ONLY THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL CASKS THAT EXPRESS A CHARACTER LIKE NO OTHER. WE SEEK OUT THE RARE AND THE EXTRAORDINARY; CASK-STRENGTH COGNACS THAT TELL THE UNTOLD STORIES OF EACH CRU.
OUR COGNAC AGING CATEGORIES
EXTRA
AGED BETWEEN 20 AND 29 YEARS IN OAK BARREL.
ANCESTRAL
AGED BETWEEN 30 AND 39 YEARS IN OAK BARREL.
IMPERIAL
AGED BETWEEN 40 AND 49 YEARS IN OAK BARREL.
HORS D'ÂGE
AGED 50 YEARS OR MORE IN OAK BARREL.