For you, with passion, humility, respect for his 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.
A Summerlike 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
Small Batch Pacherenc du Vic Bilh Finish
The first Cask Finish of Domaine Drouet
- Patrick Drouet experimented a double maturing process: this very limited series of Petite Champagne 2010 was first aged in Cognac casks before being matured for 9 months in casks that had contained Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, a dessert wine from South West France.
- Cru : Petite Champagne - 2ème Cru.
- Color : clear, golden yellow.
- Nose : fruit notes, vine peach, honey.
- Palate : warmth, balance and long persistence. Agreeable sweetness infused with vanilla sugar and also citrus notes.
A Springlike Cognac
This Cask Finish Cognac constitutes an original series of only 600 individually numbered bottles. It was bottled with an ABV of 45% and will delight Whisky enthusiasts.
Please note :
- • Distilled from November 18 to November 20 2019, stemming from the parcel of the Grande Garenne.
Poc’han 9 years Whisky Cask Finish
A spirit which is an alliance of two French know-how
- Patrick Drouet lost the Appellation but the need of experimentation was too strong:
After aging his eau-de-vie in Cognac barrels for 7 years, he put it in casks from the french Whisky house Armorik, in Britanny. He had to wait 2 years of finishing to be conquered by the result and decide the bottling.
- Process : double maturation. Made of Cognac - vintage 2011 - then finished in Armorik whisky casks.
- Color : bright straw yellow.
- Aroma : notes of riped apple, warm and sunny straw. Expressive and unique.
- Taste : robust but silky attack, like a young whisky. Stewed fruits, typical of cognac, and smoky aromas gradually appear on the palate. A very long finish with salted notes.
Innovate but with fun
Limited edition of only 850 bottles numbered so each one is a single copy! With 45% ABV, Poc’han will appeal audacious people. To be drink neat or with ice as aperitif.
Please note :
- • Poc’han is the breton name for the seabird you can find on this beautiful label: the puffin.
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.
Never seen before!
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!
