For you, with passion, humility, respect for our earth, Patrick Drouet creates
Craft& original Cognacs
The Barrel Strength Collection
Leveraging his experience as Master Distiller and Cellar Master, Patrick Drouet created in 2017 a range of Craft Cognacs bringing together his passion for terroir and his desire to disrupt existing rules in the Cognac industry. This new range “the Barrel Strength Collection” offers unique and original vintage Cognacs, bearing the stamp of the cask in which they are aged.
Fine Mélina 7 years
A Cognac that breaks the rules
- Fine Mélina is a Cognac that was distilled without wine lees, which brings it freshness and lightness. It has the particularity of having been exclusively aged in older casks that have been used for prior ageing of eaux de vies.
- Cru : Grande Champagne - 1st Cru.
- Vintage : 2012
- Color : amber due to its ageing in older oak casks.
- Nose : delicate and rich with notes of prune and chocolate.
- Palate : pleasant length and finesse. Charming aromas of vanilla scented wood and fig, but also pear.
An uncomplicated and approachable Cognac
This release at 42% ABV was aged in small quantities and offered in a limited series of 1,750 bottles that are individually numbered.
Please note :
- • Melina ? The second daughter of Patrick Drouet who has the same name as the daughter of the estate’s founder in the 19th century.
INSPIRED FROM THE EARTH, SON OF THE DOMAIN
our Cognacs
born from the imagination of the cellar master, Patrick Drouet
Ti’Astrild 10 years Rum Cask Finish
The fusion of 2 worlds: Cognac and Rum
- A spirit that is very much in vogue and born from Patrick’s desire to create more aromatically audacious and surprising eaux-de-vie. This mature eau-de-vie finished its ageing with 17 months in casks from the French Antilles.
- Process: double ageing. Made from traditionally oak aged Cognac eaux-de-vie with a Martinique rum cask finish.
- Colour: pale yellow
- Nose: generous with fresh sugarcane and vanilla sugar aromas.
- Palate: the perfect balance between typical cognac stone fruit notes and notes of honey that coat the mouth. An intense griotte cherry finish.
Surprise your taste buds!
With only 765 numbered bottles of this 45% abv. Ti’Astrild produced, each one is unique.
Please note :
- • Ti’Astrild is a journey to the Caribbean: on the label you will find the hibiscus flower, the traveler’s tree and the small bird that gave its name to this limited edition.
Ensanne 12 years Michel Couvreur Whisky Cask Finish
A once-off collaboration between two passionate producers
- A unique finishing, never before seen nor tasted, one that Patrick Drouet has had in mind for a long time. To reach the perfect point of ageing in these precious Michel Couvreur casks, Patrick chose to leave his eaux-de-vie for 36 months, 3 full years.
- Process : made from cognac with a double maturation in two Michel Couvreur whisky casks.
- Colour : warm copper.
- Nose : deep with an unbelievable aromatic palette going from honey and old leather to notes of dried orange peel and Christmas spices.
- Palate : a perfect harmony between notes of vanilla and a delicious touch of fresh almond offering an aromatic complexity both generous and perfectly balanced. Pure pleasure for the tastebuds!
A rare Finish issue from 2 inspired spirits
A limited batch of just 964 bottles and not one drop more! Each bottle is unique, hand-numbered with care. The subtle and velvety palate, even at 49% alcohol, will surprise you.
Please note :
- • The name refers back to Couvreurs’ Burgundy roots, and an old language where « Ensanne » meant together. It symbolizes the common values of sharing and generosity that brought these two artisanal houses together.
WITH PASSION, PATRICK DROUET CREATES for you
our Cognacs
and the stamp of the cask
in which they are aged
Small Batch Maury Cask Finish 8 years
A cognac with an original double maturation, inspired by the Cathar country
- Following the success of his first innovative Small Batches, Patrick Drouet partnered with the famous Domaine des Schistes in South of France to age his cognac in old barrels of Maury. 24 months: it was the amount of time necessary for him to be satisfied by the result.
- Cru : Petite Champagne - 2ème Cru.
- Color : Pale mahogany.
- Aroma : Powerful, smooth and expressive. Aromas of red fruits, plum and cinnamon.
- Taste : After a vivid attack with aromas of ripe apples and candied fruits, we enjoy the silkiness and roundness of the Maury with notes of dried raisins, blackberries and caramel. A lingering finish with waxy notes of cherry.
Combining pleasure with innovation!
Limited edition: This Cognac cask Finish, vintage 2011, has been bottled at 45% abv in September 2020. There are only 584 bottles all hand-numbered.
Please note :
- • Incredible daring to age characteristically golden yellow cognac in barrels of natural sweet red wine! But what a success!
