Braastad white Pineau des Charentes
Braastad Pineau des Charentes is crafted by marrying partially fermented grape juice with carefully matured Cognac. The blend is then aged for an additional two years in Limousin oak casks, allowing the flavours to harmonise and develop remarkable depth.
This extended maturation creates a beautifully rounded Pineau, offering a smooth texture, delicate sweetness and a rich, well-balanced character.
- Color : Yellow gold
- Nose : Dried fruits and floral
- Palate : Fresh and sweet taste marked with baked apple and marmalade
- After taste : Well balanced between persistent on the palate, sweetness and smoothness
Braastad VSOP
Braastad VSOP Réserve is crafted from a carefully balanced selection of eaux-de-vie sourced from the renowned Petite Champagne and Fins Bois crus. While a VSOP Cognac requires a minimum of four years of ageing, this expression benefits from significantly longer maturation, with eaux-de-vie aged on average between eight and ten years.
The result is a refined and harmonious Cognac, revealing delicate floral aromas, elegant notes of spice and subtle hints of chocolate. Smooth and well-balanced, it offers a rich and lingering finish that reflects the Braastad family’s dedication to quality and craftsmanship.
- Eye: Gold copper.
- Nose: Elegant nose, harmonious aromas of a dried flower field.
- Palate: Hint of spice, green pepper and dates. A mellow and rounded aftertaste of chocolate and a well integrated oak character.
Braastad XXO
A testament to time and craftsmanship, Braastad XXO offers impressive depth, elegant complexity and a long, sophisticated finish shaped by years of careful maturation.
- Colour : Amber with mahogany highlights.
- Nose : Complex, finesse with spicy notes (black pepper, slight hint of saffron) complemented by almond and hazelnut aromas and even a few floral touches (jasmine, rose).
- Palate : The palate is based on structure (Grande Champagne) and finesse (Fins Bois), with aromas of tobacco leaves and a hint of rose, and oak wood, and spices (Madagascar black pepper, Indian spices). The fruit is present with notes of fig and muscatel.
- Finish : Vanilla and bitter almond, with a hint of saltiness/minerality.
- Braastad XXO Cognac brings together for its a specific selection from the Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne and Fins Bois.
- Grape variety : 100 % Ugni blanc.
- Ageing : Blend of Cognac aged between 20 and 60 years old.
- Soil : Clay and limestone.
- Distillation and ageing : Traditional double distillation in stills. Aged in French Limousin oak barrels for a minimum of 20 years in new barrels and then refining its ageing process in old barrels in the Braastad Cognac cellars in Jarnac.
Braastad Cocktail edition
Developed for the world of mixology, this youthful Cognac is the result of a unique collaboration between the Braastad Cellar Master and four renowned bartenders, offering brightness, freshness and remarkable versatility behind the bar.
- Colour : yellow gold.
- Nose : aromas of fresh fruit (apricot, grape) supported by spicy and roasted notes (coffee beans).
- Palate : fresh and vigorous taste, slightly spicy on the tongue.
- Finish : balance between punch and finesse.
- Grape variety : Ugni blanc.
- Ageing : minimum 2 years old in old French oak barrels.
Braastad Alligator
Aged in a rare alligator char barrel, this Cognac reveals exceptional depth and character. The intense charring of the oak imparts refined notes of vanilla, warm spice, and delicate smokiness, creating a spirit of remarkable richness and elegance. A harmonious expression where tradition meets distinction.
- Colour : clear, viscous, deep amber.
- Nose : notes of dried apricot, candied orange peel, vanilla, toasted oak, cocoa, leather.
- Palate : full-bodied and structured; notes of fig, honey, spices, roasted nut.
- Finish : long, warming, slightly spicy with persistent oak and rancio.
- Grape variety : Ugni blanc.
- Crus : Fins Bois and Bons Bois.
Braastad Crème Liqueur
Braastad Crème Liqueur is the newest addition to the Braastad Family.
Created with cognac from Petite Champagne by our Master Blender, it is a rich and smooth cream liqueur to enjoy as it is, over ice or together with coffee.
- Colour: Creamy caramel
- Nose: Sweet vanilla, coffee and light cocoa aromas.
- Mouth: Smooth and creamy texture with notes of caramel and cognac.
- Aftertaste: Long, soft finish with hints of coffee and vanilla.
Braastad Extra
The pride of the Braastad Family; a secret blend from the Master Blender. The average aging of Braastad Extra is 60 years.
- Colour: Dark mahogany
- Nose: Finesse and great complexity.
- Mouth: Well matured cognac with primary notes of dried apricots and ripe plum. Notes of walnuts and light spices gives it a great force and body.
- Aftertaste: Delicate finish and well balanced with long lasting flavours of rancio.
Château de Triac Single Vineyard
All the cognac in this blend comes from the vineyards of the Braastad family’s castle.
- Colour: Light yellow brown
- Nose: Pleasant aromas of flavor, citrus and dried fruits.
- Mouth: Well balanced oak, pure and light on the palate.
- Aftertaste: Great harmony and balance between oak and fruits.
Braastad XO Superior
The XO Superior is an exclusive collection of well matured cognacs from the Grande- and the Petite Champagne, Borderies and the Fins Bois regions.
Each of the cognac selected has matured for 15 to 25 years in the family’s private cellars.
- Colour: Dark, copper red
- Nose: Raisins, black pepper, dried fruits, vanilla and coffee beans.
- Mouth: Great aromatic complexity and toffee sweetness.
- Aftertaste: Long, pleasant aftertaste.
Braastad XO Fine Champagne
This noble XO is a perfect marriage of some of the best and oldest cognacs from the Grande and the Petite Champagne, which are the leading quality regions in Cognac.
Braastad XO Fine Champagne has on three separate occasions received the silver medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London.
- Color: Dark chocolate
- Nose: Developed, complex nose of great finesse, leather and truffles.
- Mouth: Well balanced and harmonic taste with hints of hazel nut.
- Aftertaste: Well developed rancio.