Hine Rare French Cognac, Smooth & Elegant Fine Champagne Cognac, Best Enjoyed Neat, Rare Hine Cognac, Grande & Fine Region Grapes, Fruity & Floral Cognac, 70cl, 40% ABV

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The house of Hine stands on the banks of the River Charente and, it is in its dark, ancient cellars that their unrivalled collection of cognac reserves gently age in mature oak casks under the supervision of Hine's Cellar Master, Eric Forget. A tasting of our cognacs, exclusively from the region’s first two growths, the Grande and Petite Champagne, will conclude the journey to awaken your senses.

Hine is one of the few houses to specialise in Vintage cognacs, either matured in Jarnac, or shipped to the UK at an early age and matured in cool, damp British cellars, and bottled as Early-landed Vintages. True to the Hine House style, Rare VSOP is distinctly elegant and loved by connoisseurs and novices alike, thanks to its velvety texture and long finish. However legend has it that in Dorset, Thomas Hine’s home county, lived a white hart, a harbinger of good fortune and that this is why he elected the stag. Hine's philosophy of creating the highest quality Cognacs respects the Maison’s heritage and terroir and they have been the sole official supplier of Cognac to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II since 1962. Founded in 1763, Hine is one of the oldest houses in the Cognac region and named after Thomas Hine of Dorset.This may include increase the size of some fonts within the message to pay particular focus on key lines or phrases, spacing message over extra lines and removing unnecessary punctuation. This is an exuberant cognac with a floral nose and a sweet fruity flavour - balanced out with light spicy notes.

Once a bottle has been engraved the cut glass is then infilled with a special decorative silver paste. The palate is velvety smooth, thanks to its harmonious blend of 20 cognacs aged for a minimum of 4 years, from grapes grown in the Grande Champagne and the Petite Champagne, the 2 finest crus in the Cognac region. Their base is to be found on the banks of the Charente in the town of Jarnac in the heart of the region.

Check out how we can personalise bottles with engraved messages, engraved images or full colour printed photographs. The particularity of these eaux-de-vie is the slow ageing process in damp British cellars until they reach full maturity. Hine owns 80 acres of vines in Grande Champagne that supply 20% of their Grande Champagne needs, allowing a strict control from field to bottle. Cognac Hine Rare VSOP Cognac (40% ABV) is created from 25 eaux-de-vie aged in the Hine cellars and expertly blended. Drinks will be chilled in 30-45 minutes and will be kept cold for several hours, especially if kept in the shade.

This blend of more than twenty eaux-de-vie is the reflection of the House’s style: fruit driven, light wood influence, broad aromatic profile and velvety mouthfeel. HINE Cognac, like a fine perfume, takes you on a journey of discovery, a sensuous and evocative experience. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Hine Rare Cognac is classed as Fine Champagne which means the the eaux-de-vie used are all from the Grande or Petite Champagne areas, with at least 50% from the Grande Champagne.It's a blend of several Grande and Petite Champagne Eaux-de-vie with most being older than the minimum 4 years of age. Or simply over ice with tonic, cider or ginger ale, garnished with a twist of lime, cucumber or rosemary. Strikingly smooth to taste and beautiful to behold in its iconic Bristol-blue glass bottle, this original, multi-award-winning 6 O’clock Gin was born in 2010, perfected from an old family gin recipe. saw the 250th anniversary of the founding of Hine Cognacs whose quality, refined through six generations, has been recognised the world over. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services.

Lively notes of ripe apricot and yellow fruits are combined with an intense nose of flowers and mild spices. The House of Hine creates its identity from the heart of two Premier Crus, the Grande and the Petite Champagnes. A terrific Cognac from Hine, Rare is classed as Fine Champagne, meaning that the eaux-de-vie used are all from the Grande or Petite Champagne areas, with at least 50% from Grande Champagne. NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. Our bins hold 18-24 bottles of wine or Champagne or 2-3 cases of lager when filled with ice and water.Thomas Hine, from Dorset, was something of an adventurer who found himself in southwest France during the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century. Expressive yet discreet, its notes of iris, fresh apricot, acacia and white pepper chime with its sprightly and joyful demeanour.