Hirsch The Cask Strength Finished Cognac Barrel 114 Proof 750mL

• • 5 years, 8 months in new charred & toasted American oak barrels. 

  • Then finished for 1 year, 10 months in 30-year-old Hine Cognac XO barrels.

• Batch Details: The 2025 release was bottled as 10 single barrels, with varying proofs (116, 115, 114, 112). 

Tasting Profile

Nose:

• Plums, rich baking spice. 

• Grapey cognac notes, toasted bread / yeasty / bready undertones. 

• Some leather, cocoa, and vanilla. 

Palate:

• Caramel cherry, soft vanilla, mild cinnamon.

• Muscat grape (grape-like sweetness), rich mouthfeel. 

• Fig, darker fruit tones, maybe some dried fruit.

• Balanced heat for the proof — not just an alcohol punch, but well-integrated. 

Finish:

• Peach ring-like sweetness / fruitiness.

• Cedar, fig, gentle tannin structure from the cognac cask. 

• Longer-lasting finish wit