St Rémy XO 70cl

A budget gateway to the opposing end of the spectrum.

I approached this with a rather sniffy snobbishness, thinking of it as a downmarket offshoot of the prestiious Remy St Martin. But it is gentle,tasteful and most enjoyable. I leave technicalities about regulated production methods to the cognoscenti -- for me this is an excellent drink at a giveaway price.

£22...absolute steal. Yeah its not Fine Champagne cognac...but not sure a £50 bottle of 1738 or Hine is worth 2 bottles of this. Its really good...if you see a bottle just buy it, you will not be disappointed at this price!

Astonishing value
I think this is pound for pound the best value for a quality brandy on a budget

Just been given a bottle of this by my sister in law, she knows I like Remy XO or Hennessy XO always buy whichever is available when we can get it duty free on holiday, and she thought this was it. I didn't hold a lot of hope for it but after opening it and not doing having a drink before hand I was very surprised, I've just compared it to Remy XO I can tell the difference, but after a few beers and a meal I don't think most people could. I have just decanted it into a Hennessy XO bottle. The only problem I see is because of the cost I will drink more. Only drink my proper XO early in the night before having anything else to drink

After the massive disappointment following the change in taste of the good old Remy Martin VSOP Cognac (see reviews there from round 2015), I have been looking for a decent alternative for a LONG time. Somehow I stumbled upon this drink one day, and I must say, it is obviously not as good as the VSOP Remy (green frosted) we used to know, BUT, it is miles better than the current batch of Remy VSOP (which is more to me like a “cinnamon liquor” if that makes sense?) and comes at a fraction of the price. Cheers!