Ryan's Review
Tiffon Très Vieille Réserve Grande Champagne
Tiffon is another family owned and run cognac house. They got their start in the late 1800’s and grow their grapes on 40 hectares between the Grande Champagne and Fins Bois regions. Tiffon is a well-regarded house, but unfortunately there is little opportunity to taste their spirit above the common 40% ABV. They do color their spirit. The eaux-de-vies used in this blend comes exclusively from the Grande Champagne region and is supposedly aged upwards of 70-80 years old.
Tiffon is another family owned and run cognac house. They got their start in the late 1800’s and grow their grapes on 40 hectares between the Grande Champagne and Fins Bois regions. Tiffon is a well-regarded house, but unfortunately there is little opportunity to taste their spirit above the common 40% ABV. They do color their spirit. The eaux-de-vies used in this blend comes exclusively from the Grande Champagne region and is supposedly aged upwards of 70-80 years old.
Nose: Buttery, summer fruits, walnuts, some dusty books
Taste: An immediate entry of sweet and creamy peaches and citrus, follow by cocoa, another wave of fruit, more jam-like
Finish: Some baking spice and a pleasant light herbal astringency While not the most complex, it is a very flavorful fruit forward cognac.
It scores high on the gulpable scale. I suppose that’s the 40% speaking, but bring this to a dinner party and you might be leaving with an empty bottle at the end of the night. It’s one of the more approachable cognacs I’ve tasted, and it both loses and scores points for that. Unfortunately, as is often the theme with these lower proof cognacs, you have to wonder what more this one would have to give at a slightly higher proof. We’re pretty much in B+ territory, but it loses a couple points in its simplicity. Give this as a gift to your average spirit drinking buddy and it will be a hit.
B
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