Martell Cordon Bleu Cognac (1L, 40%)

Martell Cordon Bleu is an XO-category cognac bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It is a blend of more than 100 eaux-de-vie with a predominance from the Borderies, the smallest cru and Martell's signature terroir. Edouard Martell created it in 1912 and named it for the blue ribbon, the international emblem of excellence. Martell publishes no age figure for this blend. Per the house's published notes, it shows deep golden copper, a vibrant nose of candied plum and apple with roasted mocha coffee, toasted almond and vetiver, an exceptionally rounded, mellow palate led by the Borderies' elegance, and an impressively long finish of fruit and spice with gingerbread and roasted cocoa.