Remy Martin 1738 Cognac

On the Nose: berry compote into baked apples with cinnamon, vanilla and maple syrup. Pretty round.

On the Palate: Australian licorice (molasses), brown sugar and pecans. A touch of candied fruit, perhaps oranges and lemons. The finish is mainly on the front of the palate.

Over all this was an incredibly smooth cognac. And deliciously warming. I craved either dutch apple pie or pecan tarts to accompany this tasty beverage. It is a lovely bronze/copper color as well.

From The Murderist:

This is an exquisite cognac.

The night we opened this bottle was also the night I chose to reacquaint myself with the pleasures of smoking a pipe; the Remy Martin 1738 was the perfect complement to a woodsy, old skool English tobacco blend called Night Watch. A friend of ours tried it with his cigar and found that it went equally well with that also.

A couple of nights later I sampled the Remy Martin 1738 with some of TheNettieP's sugar cookies and discovered an awesome, if unexpected pairing.